Extracranial Meningioma Presenting as Infratemporal Fossa Mass: a Case Series

Address for Correspondence: Sunil Mathew, MBBS, Post-graduate student in Anatomy, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore – 560034. Mob: +91-7899513297 E-Mail: [email protected] Extradural meningioma occurs as extracranial extension of intracranial tumor. In this series we present two uncommon cases of extracranial meningioma extending into the infratemporal fossa (ITF). One patient presented as left sided facial pain and cheek swelling and another patient as swelling outer to the lateral canthus of eye, of 2 years’ duration each. Both the cases had foramina or fissural extensions. Detection of possible intracranial extension and involvement of adjacent structures is mandatory before surgery. The close proximity of the infratemporal area to the intracranial structures, the orbit, the paranasal sinuses, the nasopharynx, and the facial area demands careful planning of surgical excision and combined procedures.