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Adjuvant radiotherapy should be considered since the prognosis is uncertain. A 23-year-old man started developing numbness over the left side of the forehead 9 months ago that progressed to involve the ipsilateral cheek. The patient started having diplopia on looking to the left side 8 months ago. His relatives noticed a change in his voice 1 month ago and he developed weakness in the right upper and lower limbs, which was gradually progressive. The patient had slight difficulty swallowing. After examination, we found involvement of multiple cranial nerves with pyramidal signs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was suggestive of an extra-axial lesion in the left cerebellopontine angle extending into the middle cranial fossa, which was having high T1 and T2 signal loss with contrast enhancement. We achieved near-total excision of the tumor via a subtemporal extradural approach. Trigeminal melanotic schwannoma is a rare occurrence constituting melanin-producing cells and Schwann cells. Rapid progression of symptoms and signs should prompt the suspicion of the possible malignant nature of the pathology. Extradural skull base approaches reduce the risk of postoperative deficits. 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