“…3,7,20 The ITF may be unfamiliar to many neurosurgeons, although its anatomy has been well described. 4,19,21,22 Its contents include the medial and lateral pterygoid muscles, inferior portion of the temporalis muscle, internal maxillary artery, pterygoid venous plexus, otic ganglion, and branches of the mandibular (V3) and maxillary (V2) segments of the trigeminal nerve. Thus, neoplasms invading the ITF commonly present with facial pain due to involvement or compression of these nerves.…”