title: Malignant nerve sheath tumor of the facial nerve: case report and discussion.
abstract: The third reported case of a malignant nerve sheath tumor of the facial nerve is presented. The clinical course and pathological findings are described and serve as the basis for a discussion concerning malignant nerve sheath tumors arising in the cranial nerves.
mesh_terms: D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*