ABSTRACT
Objective:To analyze the surgical (anatomical) approach of craniopharyngioma based on the concept of anterior central space of brain base.Methods:The clinical data of MRI images of 10 cases of craniopharyngioma who treated in Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2021 to December 2021 were analyzed retrospectively. The brain cisterns involved in the growth of craniopharyngioma were analyzed from the perspective of anterior central space of brain base. Meanwhile, the surgical approach and the basis of selection were discussed.Results:Among all the surgical approaches that can reach the anterior central space of the brain base, the fronto-basal interhemispheric approach was the best.Conclusions:The concept of anterior central space of the brain base is a new observation and interpretation of the anatomy of the brain base from a new perspective, and then create a new concept of brain base surgery. As a new method to analyze the surgical anatomy of this area, its inclusion has important clinical significance.