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infratemporal fossa

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infratemporal fossa
n.
The cavity on the side of the skull bounded laterally by the zygomatic arch and by the ramus of the mandible. Also called zygomatic fossa.
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Many surgical approaches to JNA have been used, including the transpalatal approach, medial maxillectomy, midfacial degloving, LeFort I surgery, lateral rhinotomy, and the infratemporal fossa approach.
Transnasal endoscopic resection of juvenile nasopharyngeal ... by Sokhandon, Farnoosh / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
1) Head and neck sites reported in the literature include the nasal cavity, retropharynx, buccal mucosa, maxillary sinus, parapharyngeal space, larynx, thyroid, and infratemporal fossa.
Solitary fibrous tumor of the carotid sheath by Osborne, Ryan F. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
3-6) Approximately 100 cases of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the head and neck have been reported, some of which involved the parotid and infratemporal fossa (table).
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the head and neck: two ... by Moffat, David A. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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