Lesions of the Meckel's cave
Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky and Dr Frank Gaillard et al.
There are many lesions that can involve the Meckel's cave.
Tumours
Meckel's cave tumours account for only 0.5% of all intracranial tumours. The most common histologies include:
- trigeminal schwannoma : most common, making up approximately 1/3 of cases
- meningioma
- epidermoid cyst
- lipoma
- metastases : including retrograde spread of head and neck tumours
Non tumourous lesions
These need to be distinguished from Meckel's cave tumours:
- ICA aneurysms / vascular malformation
- pituitary macroadenoma
- base of skull tumours
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