Facial nerve neurinoma in a child

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1997 Jun 20;40(2-3):203-10. doi: 10.1016/s0165-5876(97)00043-8.

Abstract

Facial nerve neurinoma is a benign tumor, infrequent and exceptional in children. It's clinical manifestation depends on its location and extension, facial palsy being its most frequent sign. Complementary examinations, namely image-diagnosis studies and audiometric tests become essential. Certain diagnosis is made by pathological anatomy. The reported case is a 13-year-old patient suffering from left peripheral facial palsy with an evolution of 8 months who went through a middle cerebral fossa and transmastoid combined tract.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Facial Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Facial Nerve Diseases / pathology
  • Facial Nerve Diseases / surgery
  • Facial Nerve*
  • Facial Paralysis / diagnosis
  • Facial Paralysis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
  • Neurilemmoma / pathology
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed