Schwannoma of the facial nerve in the cerebellopontine angle presenting with hearing loss.
Schwannomas of the facial nerve in the cerebellopontine angle are unusual. The authors describe a 43-year-old woman with progressive hearing loss and dizziness who had a small schwannoma of the facial nerve in the cerebellopontine angle without extension into the internal auditory canal. The tumor was completely removed with preservation of facial nerve function. The diagnosis and management of facial nerve schwannomas are discussed.
Lee
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Department of Surgery, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103.
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Kelly
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D000328:Adult; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed