Affiliations: Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama,
Birmingham, AL, USA | Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's
University, Grenada and Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
Note: [] Correspondence: R. Shane Tubbs, PhD, Pediatric Neurosurgery,
1600 7th Avenue South Acc 400, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA. Tel.: +1 205 939
9914; Fax: +1 205 939 9972; E-mail: rstubbs@uab.edu, Richard.Tubbs@ccc.uab.edu
Abstract: Masses of the cavernous sinus and Meckel's cave are uncommon. We
report a patient who presented with facial pain. His exam at the most recent
presentation was normal other than a diminished corneal reflex on the right
side and hyperreflexia throughout. Imaging demonstrated an enhancing lesion of
the left occipital lobe, left gyrus rectus, right ventricular trigone, right
cavernous sinus and Meckel's cave, and diffuse intracranial meningeal
enhancement. The histopathological examination and clinical course of this
patient are discussed.
