title: Facial nerve neurinoma in a child.
abstract: Facial nerve neurinoma is a benign tumor, infrequent and exceptional in children. It's clinical manifestation depends on its location and extension, facial palsy being its most frequent sign. Complementary examinations, namely image-diagnosis studies and audiometric tests become essential. Certain diagnosis is made by pathological anatomy. The reported case is a 13-year-old patient suffering from left peripheral facial palsy with an evolution of 8 months who went through a middle cerebral fossa and transmastoid combined tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Israelita Ezrah, Buenos Aires, Argentina. achinski@mayo.com.ar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chinski
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orfila
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Perata
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Lubochiner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bensur
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Romano Luna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005154:Facial Nerve; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed