Intrapetrous neurinomas of the facial nerve. Report of three cases.
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.
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