Primary intratemporal tumours of the facial nerve: diagnosis and treatment.
Benign primary tumours of the facial nerve are uncommon. A slowly progressive facial palsy should be considered the result of a nerve tumour until proven otherwise. Improvements in diagnostic imaging techniques of the temporal bone have increased the possibility of a correct pre-operative diagnosis but facial nerve tumours remain a frequently ignored or misdiagnosed entity as a consequence of their subtle and protean clinical manifestations. A series of 12 cases of primary facial nerve tumours is presented. The clinical features, diagnostic modalities and treatment are discussed in relation to a review of the literature.
Sanna
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Clinica Otorinolaringoiatrica, Ospedale Maggiore, Parma-Italy.
Zini
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Gamoletti
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Pasanisi
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016067:Nerve Transfer; D009463:Neuroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed