Abstract
Objective: We report a case of skull base neoplasm which should be differentiated from giant cell arteritis.
Case: The patient is a 79-year-old female. She developed diplopia, right temporal headache and facial numbness in right forehead and cheek, tiredness in jaw while eating or talking, 2 kg of body weight loss. She had abnormality of more than one cranial nerve. However, she had no polymyalgia rheumatica like symptoms, or no inflammatory signs. Brain MRI revealed a skull base neoplasm.
Conclusion：It is important to make the assessment carefully for a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis with atypical manifestations.
