title: Trigeminal and facial schwannoma:  a case load and review of the literature.
abstract: Schwannoma or neurilemmoma are benign tumours originating from Schwann cells of the nerve sheath. They can arise from any peripheral, cranial, or autonomic nerve The treatment of extracranial head and neck schwannomas is surgical and the approach depends on the location and extent of the tumor and the nerve involved. The Authors report the case load of surgical managements of three different extracranial nerve schwannomas involved facial and trigeminal nerves, and a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. enastro@libero.it
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gennaro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nastro Siniscalchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gabriele
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cascone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery