A Skull Base Epidermoid Cyst Causing the Symptoms of a Craniomandibular Disorder

Abstract:

This article describes a case report of a 52 year old patient with a ten year history of orofacial pain who was misdiagnosed with a craniomandibular disorder (CMD) and trigeminal neuralgia. After a epidermoid cyst in the skull base had been diagnosed and removed the complaints diminished and finally disappeared.