Giant trigeminal schwannoma with parapharyngeal extension: report of a case

J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2012 Jan;40(1):e15-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2010.11.012. Epub 2010 Dec 30.

Abstract

The authors present their experience in the treatment of a giant trigeminal schwannoma with wide extension in the parapharyngeal space using a combination of the orbito-zygomatic and the transcervical-transmandibular approaches. The clinical and radiological findings, advantages of surgical approach and clinical outcome will be discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Craniotomy / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mandible / surgery
  • Neck / surgery
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery*
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
  • Oral Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Orbit / surgery
  • Pharyngeal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / surgery*
  • Zygoma / surgery