Case Reports
Epidermoid Tumor Within Meckel’s Cave
—Case Report—
2000 Volume 40 Issue 1 Pages 74-76
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2000 Volume 40 Issue 1 Pages 74-76
A rare case of an epidermoid tumor lying within Meckel’s cave is reported. A 27-year-old housewife presented with complaints of right facial hypesthesia for two and a half years. On examination she had partial loss of touch sensation in the right trigeminal nerve distribution. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a tumor located at the right petrous apex and cavernous sinus. The epidermoid tumor was excised through a lateral basal subtemporal approach. The symptoms resolved following surgery.
