title: Primary paraganglioma of the facial nerve canal.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Olive View, UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar 91342, USA.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Petrus
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: 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