title: [Microsurgical anatomy and approaches of mesial temporal cavernomas].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the microsurgical anatomy and approaches to the mesial temporal region (MTR), in relation with cavernomas.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five adult cadaveric heads, fixed in formol and injected with colored silicon were studied. Since January 2007 and June 2014, the author operated 7 patients with cavernomas located in the MTR.
  
  
  RESULTS
  
  
  
  METHODS
  The MTR was divided in 3 portions: Anterior, middle and posterior.
  
  
  METHODS
  The author operated 7 patients with MTR cavernomas. Four cavernomas were located in the anterior portion, 2 were located in the middle portion, and 1 cavernoma was located in the posterior portion. The transsylvian-transinsular approach was used for the anterior portion of the MTR; the transtemporal approach (anterior temporal lobectomy) was used for the middle portion of the MTR; and the supracerebellar-transtentorial approach was used for the posterior portion of the MTR.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The idea of divide the MTR in 3 portions help to select the correct approach.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Padilla, Tucumán, Argentina.
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Campero