What is it about?
A retrospective study in which the clinical presentation, diagnostic protocol and treatment of facial nerve tumors in adults
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Why is it important?
For the diagnosis of intratemporal and parotid schwannomas of the facial nerve, a high clinical suspicion is required given its heterogeneous presentation; its clinical course depends on the segment of origin and expansion
Perspectives
These tumors must be assessed with imaging studies, incisional biopsy is not recommended. The treatment is surgical resection in sympto-matic patients with facial paralysis greater than grade III of House-Brackmann, with immediate reconstruction of the nerve.
Dr Héctor M Prado-Calleros
General Hospital "Dr. Manuel Gea González"
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This page is a summary of: Schwannomas tímpano-mastoideos y parotídeos del nervio facial: presentación clínica en relación con su sitio de origen, Cirugía y Cirujanos, June 2019, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU,
DOI: 10.24875/ciru.19000449.
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