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In spite of improved microsurgical techniques, the complex anatomical characteristics of skull base tumors remain a therapeutic challenge and require a multidisciplinary approach. The major drawbacks of surgery are the anatomical limitations, severe intraoperative blood loss and failure to preserve cranial nerve functions. Among all tumors, the surgery of clival and petroclival meningiomas still has the highest mortality and morbidity with up to 9%–17% and 50%, respectively [4, 6, 8, 11].
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Schumacher, M., Jüngling, F.D., Seeger, W., Wakhloo, A.K. (1994). Microembolization of Skull Base Tumors. In: Bauer, B.L., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Cerebellar Infarct. Midline Tumors. Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Neurosurgery (MIEN). Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 22. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78801-7_16
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