====== Lateral Skull Base ======
The lateral [[skull base]] involves lesions in the [[infratemporal fossa]] as described by [[Ugo Fisch]]. These consist of Type A, including [[glomus jugulare tumor]]s, Type B, including lower [[clival tumor]]s and [[petrous apex lesion]]s such as [[cholesterol cyst]]s. Type C and D lesions are further anterior extensions including [[juvenile angiofibroma]]s and [[nasopharyngeal carcinoma]]s. 

Lateral skull base surgery also includes transtemporal lesions (middle cranial fossa) including [[sphenoid wing meningioma]]s, [[trigeminal schwannoma]] and vascular lesions such as [[internal carotid artery aneurysm]]s.

===== Lateral skull base approach =====
see [[Lateral skull base approach]].


====Posterior or Extreme Lateral Skull Base====

Surgery of the extreme lateral skull base involves the [[cerebellopontine angle]] including [[acoustic neuroma]]s, [[microvascular decompression]] of cranial nerves, [[posterior fossa meningioma]], and surgery of the [[craniocervical junction]]. 

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