Neurologia medico-chirurgica
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Neurol. Med. Chir. (Tokyo) · Jun 1993
Case ReportsFacial schwannoma spreading into the middle cranial fossa and the cerebellopontine angle--case report.
A 53-year-old male presented with hearing impairment and facial nerve paralysis following tinnitus of the right ear. Neuroimaging revealed a tumor extensively damaging the temporal bone, and extending into the middle cranial fossa and cerebellopontine angle. The tumor was removed in a two-stage operation. The histological diagnosis was facial schwannoma.