BACKGROUND The head and neck are two of the most common sites of extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). However, primary tumors of the infratemporal fossa are infrequent, and NHL in this region is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of a 41-year-old female that presented with swelling in the right preauricular region that had persisted for the past two years. The patient was...

Article history: Received 18 April 2016 Accepted 22 May 2016 Background: Transcranial surgery is consideredmore appropriate than an endonasal endoscopic approach (EEA) for a large cavernous sinus meningioma with lateral extension. Case presentation:A 6-cm-diameter hypervascular meningioma around cavernous sinus invaded the orbital apex and infratemporal fossa. 80% of the tumor was removed witho...

Background Intracranial dermoid cysts are rare tumors of congenital origin. We report a case of a large dermoid tumor arising in the infratemporal fossa (ITF) with erosion into the middle cranial fossa. After reviewing the literature, we believe this represents the first reported dermoid tumor of the ITF with extension into the middle cranial fossa. Results A 21-year-old women presented with a ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical efficacy and cost effectiveness of using the fibrin sealant (FS) Tisseel (Baxter Healthcare Corp., Deerfield, IL) for patients undergoing anterior cranial base, infratemporal, and retromastoid surgical procedures. METHODS A retrospective review was performed, comparing two matched populations of patients who underwent surgical procedures using anterior cran...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To describe a novel transvestibular endoscopic approach for the exposure, exploration, and resection of lesions in the infratemporal fossa (ITF) and parapharyngeal space (PPS). STUDY DESIGN Surgical technique and clinical feasibilty of a novel approach to the middle cranial base. METHODS The transvestibular endoscopic approach was applied to four patients with lesions ...

Recently, the importance of deglutition has attracted attention due to its role in the prevention of aspiration pneumonia. We therefore observed the anatomy of the pharynx of 57 hemi-sections of adult Japanese cadavers (male 32 sides, female 25 sides). A previously unidentified tissue was observed in the infratemporal fossa. This unidentified tissue was a thin membranous tissue that existed bet...

We report a case of giant cell tumor of the temporal bone invading into the pterygoid muscle through the temporomandibular joint. The patient was a 43-year-old woman who developed left ear fullness 2 years earlier with a mass in the external auditory canal. Radiologic evaluation revealed extension into the infratemporal fossa and confirmed that the tumor was invading into pterygoid muscle. A mi...