Large intrapetrous facial schwannoma presenting as a glomus tumor.
A 45 y old man suffered since a long time from right-sided hearing loss, tinnitus and, very recently, facial palsy. CT-scanning and MRI showed a very large intrapetrous lesion centered on the jugular foramen suggestive for a glomus tumor. During surgery a facial schwannoma was disclosed. The management and therapy of this lesion is discussed.
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University ENT Department, Saint-Augustinus Hospital, Wilrijk.
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed