Lymphomatous involvement of the trigeminal nerve and Meckel cave: CT and MR appearance.

Abstract

The evaluation of the anatomy and disease processes involving the trigeminal nerve and Meckel cave by CT and MR have been described [1-4]. This case report details the CT and MR appearance of isolated macroscopic lymphoma metastasis involving the cisternal segment of the trigeminal nerve root and gasserian ganglion via CSF seeding. To our knowledge, this has not been previously reported