Lateral supraorbital approach applied to sellar tumors in 23 consecutive patients: the Suzhou experience from China

Table 1 Summary of our cases

Case number	Age/Sex	Diagnosis	Maximum tumor diameter (mm)	Tumor location	Prior surgery	Cavernous sinus invasion/vascular encasement	Extent of resection	Visual changes	GOS at discharge	Karnofsky score at discharge	Follow-up (months)
1	70/F	PA	31	S, SS	0	0	Total	↑	5	100	17
2	78/M	PA	35	RC, S,	0	Yes	Near	→	4	80	12
				SS			Total
3	63/M	PA	27	S,SS	0	0	Total	↔	5	100	11
4	69/M	PA	33	S,SS	0	0	Total	↑	5	100	12
5	12/M	PA	26	S,SS	0	0	Total	→	5	100	14
6	48/F	PA	30	RC,S,	0	0	Total	↔	5	100	13
				SS
7	55/M	PA	40	RC,S	Yes	Yes	Near	↑	4	80	12
				SS			Total
8	76/M	PA	30	S,SS	Yes	0	Total	↑	4	80	13
9	42/F	PA	42	RC,S	0	Yes	Subtotal	↑	5	100	12
				SS
10	47/F	PA	36	S,SS	0	0	Total	↔	5	100	13
11	60/M	PA	32	S,SS	0	Yes	Total	↑	5	100	12
12	29/M	CR	40	RC, S	0	Yes	Near	↑	4	80	13
13	31/M	CR	34	RC, S, SS	0	0	Total	↑	5	100	11
14	62/F	CR	36	RC, S, SS, Ext	0	Yes	Near Total	↑	4	80	12
15	45/F	CR	29	S, SS	0	0	Total	→	5	100	12
16	56/F	CR	35	RC, S, SS	0	0	Near Total	↔	5	100	13
17	4/F	CR	23	RC, S, SS	Yes	0	Subtotal	→	5	100	12
18	64/F	TSM	32	SS, Ext	0	Yes	Total	→	5	100	11
19	27/F	TSM	35	SS	0	0	Total	↑	5	100	12
20	43/M	TSM	43	SS	0	Yes	Near Total	→	3	30	11
21	53/M	TSM	32	S, SS	0	0	Total	↑	5	100	14
22	57/F	TSM	39	SS, Ext	0	Yes	Total	→	1	0	0
23	55/F	TSM	36	SS	0	0	Total	↑	5	100	10

Note: PA,pituitary adenoma; CR, craniopharyngioma; TSM, tuberculum sellae meningioma; GOS, Glasgow outcome scale; RC, retrochiasmal; SS, suprasellar; S, sellar; Ext, extensive; ↑, improved postoperative vision; ↓, worsened postoperative vision; →, preoperative visual impairment not improved; ↔, no visual impairment pre- or postoperatively.

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