TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant dumbbell-shaped middle cranial fossa trigeminal schwannoma with extension to the infratemporal and posterior fossae
AU - Kouyialis, A. T.
AU - Stranjalis, G.
AU - Papadogiorgakis, N.
AU - Papavlassopoulos, F.
AU - Ziaka, D. S.
AU - Petsinis, V.
AU - Sakas, D. E.
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - We present a 38-year-old female with a giant dumbbell-shaped trigeminal neurinoma originating primarily in the middle cranial fossa, extending to the infratemporal and posterior fossae through the foramen ovale and Meckel's cave, respectively. Because of the large tumour extension into the Infratemporal Fossa, a combined skull base approach (zygomatic infratemporal - transmandibular) was utilised for tumour removal, with a subsequent excellent outcome. An extensive literature review since 1935, revealed 580 cases of surgically treated trigeminal neurinomas. Among these, only three were located in three distinct compartments, making this the rarest developmental pattern for trigeminal neurinomas.
AB - We present a 38-year-old female with a giant dumbbell-shaped trigeminal neurinoma originating primarily in the middle cranial fossa, extending to the infratemporal and posterior fossae through the foramen ovale and Meckel's cave, respectively. Because of the large tumour extension into the Infratemporal Fossa, a combined skull base approach (zygomatic infratemporal - transmandibular) was utilised for tumour removal, with a subsequent excellent outcome. An extensive literature review since 1935, revealed 580 cases of surgically treated trigeminal neurinomas. Among these, only three were located in three distinct compartments, making this the rarest developmental pattern for trigeminal neurinomas.
KW - Infratemporal fossa
KW - Middle cranial fossa
KW - Schwannoma
KW - Trigeminal neurinoma
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U2 - 10.1007/s00701-007-1173-6
DO - 10.1007/s00701-007-1173-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 17534571
AN - SCOPUS:34548235494
SN - 0001-6268
VL - 149
SP - 959
EP - 963
JO - Acta Neurochirurgica
JF - Acta Neurochirurgica
IS - 9
ER -