Skull-Base Inflammatory Pseudotumor Involving the Trigeminal and Facial Nerves: A Singular Presentation of a Rare Disease

Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a rare disease that is often misinterpreted as a lymphoma or carcinoma. It may involve different body regions but most commonly the lungs and the orbital cavity. We report the case of a patient affected by an IPT of the trigeminal and facial nerves. A 69-year-old ma...

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Main Authors: Giacomo Fiacchini, Christina Cambi, Antonio Gaetano Tavoni, Luca Bruschini, Roberto Castellana, Iacopo Dallan, Stefano Berrettini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2020-01-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1702921