title: Amyloid of the facial nerve.
abstract: Although facial nerve paralysis has been reported in association with amyloidosis, histologic confirmation of facial nerve involvement with amyloid has not been previously demonstrated. A case of localized primary amyloidosis of the facial nerve is presented, and a new magnetic resonance technique for imaging the facial nerve is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Braganza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tien
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Haghighi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010309:Parotitis / Q000473:pathology