title: Primary neuroblastoma of the facial nerve presenting as a recurrent facial paralysis.
abstract: A case is described of a primary neuroblastoma of the facial nerve in a 13-year-old boy presenting with a recurrent facial paralysis. This tumour was excised preserving the nerve and followed with post-operative radiotherapy. The pathology of the tumour is described and facial nerve tumours briefly discussed as a cause of facial palsy. There have been no other cases of a primary neuroblastoma of the facial nerve arising at this site reported in the last 20 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, UK.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Fenton
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coddington
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Ramsay
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Garth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents