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Facial neurilemmomas
Author(s) -
Horn Karl L.,
Crumley Roger L.,
Schindler Robert A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198108000-00015
Subject(s) - neurilemoma , presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , facial nerve , radiology , general surgery , surgery , schwannoma
Benign facial nerve neurilemmomas are frequently misdiagnosed tumors due to subtle and variable clinical presentation. Three cases treated recently at the University of California — San Francisco are presented to demonstrate the clinical features, diagnostic evaluation, and surgical treatment.