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Adding early optic nerve decompression by extradural clinoidectomy and optic canal unroofing to a frontopterional approach seemed to improve visual outcomes because there were no instances of visual deterioration. Simpson Grade 1 to 2 removal was possible in all patients with primary surgery, whereas recurrent cases could only be treated with lower grades of radicality. Radical removal, however, required readiness to reoperate for cerebrospinal fluid leakage at the site of the drilled tumor origin in bone.
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