Primary paraganglioma of the facial nerve canal.
We report two cases of primary paraganglioma of the facial nerve canal. This entity should be considered in patients presenting with facial paresis or pulsatile tinnitus. Paraganglioma should be considered when a lesion appears to arise from the facial nerve canal.
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Department of Radiological Sciences, Olive View, UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar 91342, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed