De Stefano Alessandro, Dispenza Francesco, Kulamarva Gautham
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Jul;63(Suppl 1):49-51. doi: 10.1007/s12070-011-0190-1. Epub 2011 Apr 5.
The Facial Nerve Schwannoma is a rare tumor and it seldom involved the middle cranial fossa. Facial nerve schwannoma has various manifestations, including facial palsy but unfortunately facial nerve is very resistant to compression and often facial nerve paralysis or a facial weakness are not present. We present a case of giant facial nerve schwannoma involved the middle cranial fossa without facial nerve paralysis. In these cases the unilateral hearing loss (if present) guide to a correct diagnosis.
面神经鞘瘤是一种罕见的肿瘤,很少累及中颅窝。面神经鞘瘤有多种表现,包括面瘫,但不幸的是,面神经对压迫具有很强的耐受性,通常不存在面神经麻痹或面部无力的情况。我们报告一例累及中颅窝的巨大面神经鞘瘤,患者无面神经麻痹。在这些病例中,单侧听力损失(如果存在)有助于做出正确诊断。