Case
About this case
Operative video: Epidermoid of the Temporal Lobe. The background notes below summarise the anatomy, pathology and approach, with published references.
Reference notes
Background
Notes on this case’s cranial location, pathology and surgical approach, with published sources. General education only, not advice for any individual patient.
Cranial Location
Temporal Lobe
The temporal lobe is a common site for gliomas and cavernous malformations, and is the target of surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Dominant-side resections risk language, and the mesial structures border the midbrain, posterior cerebral artery and optic radiations.
Awake mapping, image guidance and selective amygdalohippocampal or anterior temporal techniques help maximise resection while protecting eloquent function.
Pathology
