Why was traditional skull surgery too risky for this tumour?

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## Traditional skull surgery was considered too risky because the tumour sat at the skull base beside the optic nerve and major blood vessels.

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The tumour was 2.5cm and located behind the patient’s right eye, at the skull base. That position placed it close to the optic nerve and key blood vessels, which made a standard open-skull operation more dangerous.

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