title: Combined Transzygomatic and Pterional Approach for Resection of a Dermoid Cyst of the Foreman Ovale.
abstract: Dermoid cysts are rare, benign intracranial lesions commonly located in the posterior fossa. We describe a uniquely located dermoid cyst in the foreman ovale resected via a combined pterional and transzygomatic approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA. Electronic address: riordanm@upstate.edu.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riordan
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Tristan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Klosterman
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kellman
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D054085:Foramen Ovale / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014313:Trismus / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015050:Zygoma / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Dermoid cyst; Foreman ovale; Transzygomatic approach