title: Silent intratemporal facial nerve schwannoma associated with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media: A rare presentation.
abstract: Facial palsy is a common manifestation of intratemporal facial nerve schwannoma. Review of English literature describes intratemporal facial nerve schwannoma presenting as vertigo, tinnitus (without facial palsy) which were diagnosed on CT scan or MRI of temporal bone. We are presenting two cases of asymptomatic facial nerve schwannoma without facial palsy presenting only as Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM), which were diagnosed incidentally during surgery.
authors.affiliation: NTRUHS, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Phaniendra
authors.forename: Santosh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pratinidhi
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Renuka
keywords: CSOM; Facial paralysis; Intratemporal facial nerve; Schwannoma