Amyloid of the facial nerve.
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.
Braganza
R A
RA
Department of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Diego.
Tien
R
R
Hoffman
H T
HT
Haghighi
P H
PH
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