title: Useful surgical techniques for facial nerve preservation in tumorous intra-temporal lesions.
abstract: The management of the facial nerve in tumorous temporal lesions is particularly challenging due to its complex anatomic location and potential postoperative complications, including permanent facial paralysis. The most important concern regarding surgical treatment of a tumorous temporal lesion is the inevitable facial paralysis caused by nerve injury during the tumor removal, especially in patients with minimal to no preoperative facial nerve dysfunction. We describe successful four cases in which various surgical techniques were developed for the preservation of the facial nerve in treatment of intratemporal tumorous lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: In Seok
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Jong Dae
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dae Bo
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Won-Sang
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology*; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005830:Geniculate Ganglion / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*