EXTENSIVE FACIAL-NERVE TUMOR WITH ATYPICAL HISTOLOGY - CASE-REPORT

Authors
ROBERSON DW TURNER JJ FAGAN PA
Citation
Dw. Roberson et al., EXTENSIVE FACIAL-NERVE TUMOR WITH ATYPICAL HISTOLOGY - CASE-REPORT, The American journal of otology, 15(3), 1994, pp. 437-440
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
The American journal of otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01929763
Volume
15
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
437 - 440
Database
ISI
SICI code
0192-9763(1994)15:3<437:EFTWAH>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Primary facial nerve tumors are uncommon; most are benign schwannomas. Rare cases of malignant schwannomas and cellular schwannomas have bee n reported. The report describes a multicentric facial nerve tumor tha t did not fit well into any of these histopathologic categories. The t umor was removed in two stages and the patient has no clinical or radi ographic evidence of recurrence 2 years after the initial procedure.