Amyloidoma of the gasserian ganglion.
A case report, the third in the literature, is presented of a patient whose progressive numbness in the second and third divisions of the trigeminal nerve led to the discovery of an isolated amyloidoma of the gasserian ganglion. The clinical impression of tumor was confirmed by surgical and pathologic findings.
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve