Surgical treatment of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity227 @entity5 @entity5768 @entity1653
AIM: To evaluate the outcome of surgery and radiotherapy in the treatment of @entity1653 ( @entity1653 ). METHOD: A retrospective study of 66 consecutive cases treated with surgery for @entity1653 with a minimum follow-up of 4 years. Clinical and radiological information were compared before and after the following surgical approaches: frontotemporal craniotomy, frontotemporal craniotomy combined with orbitozygomatic resection and extended lateral orbitotomy alone. RESULTS: The median age at presentation was 46 years (range, 26-68 years) and the median follow-up after surgery was 102 months (range, 48-288 months). In total, 48 (73%) @entity1 showed preoperative @entity227 , with @entity227 . All @entity1 had @entity5768 at presentation (mean    SD=6.4    3.0 mm). Surgery for @entity1 with @entity227 in 61% and improved vision in 30% of cases. Furthermore, a @entity5768 was achieved in 85% of @entity1 . The @entity5768 in this group was reduced by 2.6    2.6 mm. There was no correlation between surgical approach and @entity5768 reduction (p = 0.125). The recurrence rate was 17%. Only 1 out of 15 @entity1 who underwent radiotherapy showed signs of recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: The surgical aims in the treatment of @entity1653 should be the restoration of visual acuity and @entity5768 , @entity5 removal. The surgical approach can be tailored to individual cases. The authors recommend radiotherapy in cases of subtotally removed @entity1653 .
