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¹,²,³,⁶Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey
⁴Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Turkey
⁵Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2896-10.0 We present a very rare case of intracranial xanthoma with bilateral temporal bone involvement. The lesion caused destruction and remodelling in mastoid air cells. On the right side, cerebellar compression was obvious. The patient was operated on the symptomatic side and the lesion was totally removed. Keywords : Bilateral, Hypercholesterolemia, Intracranial, Temporal bone, Xanthoma