title: Multicompartmental trigeminal schwannoma--a clinical report.
abstract: Trigeminal schwannomas are rare, benign tumors. The unique course of the trigeminal nerve allows these tumors to grow into various intracranial compartments. Multicompartmental tumors are infrequent and may present a formidable challenge to the surgeon. Liaison between a neurosurgeon and a craniofacial surgeon ensures optimal surgical outcome. We report one such patient. The tumor was approached via a modified frontotemporal craniotomy with orbitozygomatic osteotomy. It was completely extradural and could be totally excised with minimal morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India. aliasgarmoiyadi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aliasgar V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Moiyadi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satish
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Vani
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Santosh
mesh_terms: D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*