Middle cranial fossa schwannoma of the facial nerve.
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چکیده
A case of an intratemporal lobe and middle cranial fossa neurinoma of the facial nerve is presented. Complete excision of the tumour was carried out.
منابع مشابه
Vidian nerve schwannoma with middle cranial fossa extension resected via a maxillary swing approach.
BACKGROUND Vidian nerve schwannoma is an extremely rare type of facial nerve schwannoma. To the best of our knowledge, only 1 case has been reported. METHODS We report an additional case of vidian nerve schwannoma with middle cranial fossa extension in a 49-year-old Japanese woman. The surgical approaches for infratemporal fossa schwannomas are reviewed, and the maxillary swing approach we us...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology India
دوره 52 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996