A new entity in the differential diagnosis of geniculate ganglion tumours: fibrous connective tissue lesion of the facial nerve

Alvaro de Arriba; Luis Lassaletta; Rosa María Pérez-Mora; Javier Gavilán

doi:10.1016/j.otorri.2012.01.008

A new entity in the differential diagnosis of geniculate ganglion tumours: fibrous connective tissue lesion of the facial nerve

Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2013 May-Jun;64(3):240-2. doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2012.01.008. Epub 2012 Mar 16.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

Alvaro de Arriba¹, Luis Lassaletta, Rosa María Pérez-Mora, Javier Gavilán

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. [email protected]

PMID: 22425205
DOI: 10.1016/j.otorri.2012.01.008

Abstract

Differential diagnosis of geniculate ganglion tumours includes chiefly schwannomas, haemangiomas and meningiomas. We report the case of a patient whose clinical and imaging findings mimicked the presentation of a facial nerve schwannoma.Pathological studies revealed a lesion with nerve bundles unstructured by intense collagenisation. Consequently, it was called fibrous connective tissue lesion of the facial nerve.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Connective Tissue Diseases / diagnosis*
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Facial Nerve / pathology*
Facial Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
Fibrosis / diagnosis
Geniculate Ganglion*
Humans
Male