Huge Facial Schwannoma Extending Into the Middle Cranial Fossa and Cerebellopontine Angle Without Facial Nerve Palsy

Huge Facial Schwannoma Extending Into the Middle Cranial Fossa and Cerebellopontine Angle Without Facial Nerve Palsy

A 46-year-old male presented with a huge facial schwannoma extending into both the middle cranial fossa and the cerebellopontine angle but without manifesting facial nerve palsy.Neurological examination on admission revealed no deficits except for speech disturbance.Computed tomography showed a mult...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neurologia medico-chirurgica 2000, Vol.40 (10), p.528-531
Hauptverfasser: Shigeru FURUTA, Takao HATAKEYAMA, Kiichiro ZENKE, Shigeyuki NAGATO
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Zusammenfassung:A 46-year-old male presented with a huge facial schwannoma extending into both the middle cranial fossa and the cerebellopontine angle but without manifesting facial nerve palsy.Neurological examination on admission revealed no deficits except for speech disturbance.Computed tomography showed a multicystic tumor extending into the middle cranial fossa and the cerebellopontine angle, with destruction of the petrous bone.
ISSN:0470-8105