title: Facial nerve hemangioma: a case report.
abstract: Although hemangiomas are relatively common in the head and neck, those that originate in the facial nerve are extremely rare. These benign tumors have the potential to compress or invade the adjacent facial nerve and thereby produce facial paralysis and other associated symptoms. We present a case of facial nerve hemangioma in a 15-year-old girl that initially manifested as unilateral facial weakness. We also discuss the diagnostic imaging and management options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Edward C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Vanessa S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Rothholtz
authors.forename: Shawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zardouz
authors.forename: Alice D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hamid R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Djalilian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed