title: Trigeminal neuroma with extracranial extension: the 31st case.
abstract: Neuromas arising from the distal branches of the trigeminal nerve with extracranial extension are unusual. Here, we present the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of 28-year-old woman with trigeminal neuroma with extension to the infratemporal fossa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kafadar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanriverdi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Canbaz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuday
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D035301:Cranial Fossa, Middle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009463:Neuroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology