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Giant dumbbell-shaped middle cranial fossa trigeminal schwannoma with extension to the infratemporal and posterior fossae

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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.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

    A. T. Kouyialis, G. Stranjalis, F. Papavlassopoulos & D. E. Sakas

  2. Maxillofacial Surgery, Evangelismos Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

    N. Papadogiorgakis & V. Petsinis

  3. Department of Radiology, Evangelismos Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

    D. S. Ziaka

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Kouyialis, A., Stranjalis, G., Papadogiorgakis, N. et al. Giant dumbbell-shaped middle cranial fossa trigeminal schwannoma with extension to the infratemporal and posterior fossae. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 149, 959–964 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-007-1173-6

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