Benign neurilemmoma in the infratemporal fossa involving maxillary sinus and pterygopalatine fossa.
- Author:
Jin Woo CHOI
1
;
Min Suk HEO
;
Chang Hyeon AN
;
Jin Koo LEE
;
Won Jin YI
;
Sam Sun LEE
;
Soon Chul CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Dental Research Institute, and BK21, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Korea. raylee@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neurilemmoma;
Head and Neck Neoplasms;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- MeSH:
Adult;
Diagnosis;
Head and Neck Neoplasms;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Maxillary Sinus*;
Neurilemmoma*;
Peripheral Nerves;
Pterygopalatine Fossa*;
Spinal Nerve Roots
- From:Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
2004;34(4):215-218
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Neurilemmoma is a benign tumor of the nerve sheath that arises on cranial and spinal nerve roots as well as along the course of peripheral nerves. A case of a neurilemmoma that arose in the left infratemporal fossa of a 29-year-old male was presented. Plain radiographs, enhanced computed tomography scan, and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a large, well-circumscribed, heterogeneously enhanced mass with extension into the pterygopalatine fossa. Displaced by the large mass, bowing-in of the posterior maxillary antral wall was noted and a provisional diagnosis of a benign soft tissue tumor was made. The mass was completely excised and a diagnosis of neurilemmoma was confirmed.
