title: Intrapetrous neurinomas of the facial nerve. Report of three cases.
abstract: Three cases of intrapetrous neurinomas of the facial nerve are reported and their diagnostic and surgical problems are discussed. Two of them revealed rare intracranial extensions and the other was a typical intrapetrous expansion of the tumor. The literature of intracranial neurinomas of the facial nerve is reviewed in detail.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005154:Facial Nerve; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010579:Petrous Bone