Abstract:ObjectiveTo explore the surgical option of endoscopic endonasal transpterygoid approach for the treatment of skull base lesions around pterygoid process.MethodsClinical data of 10 patients with skull base lesions surgically treated via endoscopic endonasal transpterygoid approach in our department from 2015 to 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The lesions included schwannomas (n=2), nasopharyngeal fibroangioma (n=2), malignant melanoma (n=2), olfactory neuroblastoma (n=1), inverted papilloma (n=1), adenoid cystic carcinoma (n=1), and cholesteatoma (n=1).ResultsComplete tumor resection was achieved in 8 patients. Resection of intranasal portion of olfactory neuroblastoma was performed in one patient with intracranial residue controlled by postoperative chemotherapy. Schwannomas residue occurred due to intraoperative hemorrhage in one case. The patient with cholesteatoma had postoperative dry eye and facial hypoesthesia relieved in 4 months. Followup for 4 to 41 months revealed recurrence in none.ConclusionWith incomparable advantages of high safety, effective reduction of intraoperative hemorrhage and postoperative complications, endoscopic endonasal transpterygoid approach is effective for the treatment of skull base lesions around pterygoid process.