A Case of Facial Nerve Schwannoma Extending into the Middle Cranial Fossa.
- Author:
Ki Hong CHANG
1
;
Jong Soo KIM
;
Yong Oh KIM
;
Sang Won YEO
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. khchang@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Facial nerve schwannoma;
Middle cranial fossa;
Trascochlear-middle fossa approach
- MeSH:
Cranial Fossa, Middle*;
Facial Nerve*;
Neurilemmoma*;
Petrous Bone
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1998;41(11):1481-1484
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Schwannomas of the facial nerve are uncommon tumors, accounting for about 0.8% of all intrapetrous mass lesion.1-3) Very rarely do these lesions acts as expansile tumors of the petrous bone that extend to involve the intracranial cavity.1-10) Recently we experienced 1 case of facial nerve schwannoma unusually extending into middle cranial fossa which was removed by transcochlear and middle fossa approach. So we report the case with review of literature.
