title: Schwannoma of the facial nerve: indications for surgical treatment.
abstract: There is no preoperative diagnostic modality that can identify facial nerve schwannoma with certainty. Difficulty in locating the facial nerve intraoperatively raises suspicion of a neurogenous tumor of the facial nerve, and this may prevent unnecessary damage to the nerve. Not every facial nerve schwannoma should be resected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillo Facial Surgery, II Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, La Sapienza University, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Evaristo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belli
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rendine
authors.forename: Noemi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mazzone
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*