… of the occipitocervical junction. A similar approach was also employed by Sen and colleagues
in their series of 29 patients treated for chordomas of the craniocervical junction [58]. As …

… chordoma have several disadvantages for midline skull base lesions as compared to the
endoscopic endonasal approach (… (A) Sagittal T2 MRI of the craniocervical junction in a 29-year-…

… We explored the feasibility of an endoscopeassisted high anterior cervical approach to the
… Endoscopic endonasal approach for resection of cranial base chordomas: outcomes and …

… The choice of surgical corridor for such lesions depends on the degree of intradural extension,
laterality, involvement of the upper cervical spine and craniovertebral junction (CVJ), and …

… [6] reported the resection of a large chordoma using an endoscopic endonasal approach
(EEA). Concerns that a thick clival bone may hinder the exposure of an intradural lesion and a …

… Chordomas are primarily midline tumors … and craniocervical junction (CCJ) (30%) and
mobile spine (20%) [6]. The mean age at diagnosis is about 55 years, with skull base chordomas …

… to remember that endoscopic approaches are not … chordomas cannot be reached via an
endoscopic approach and thus craniotomy is the only option. As such, open surgery approaches …

… endoscopic endonasal approach (EMEEA) with the extreme lateral transodontoid approach
(… Benign lesions (eg, chordomas) are generally soft, which facilitates gross total resection …

… One patient with chordoma died one year after the operation … with chordoma had partial
resection using the endoscopic … there is a risk of craniocervical instability and injury to the caudal …

… craniovertebral junction. In cases of tumors that are already compromising craniovertebral
junction … and posterolateral approach for CVJ chordomas that partially infiltrate the condyles …