Facial nerve schwannoma mimicking acute mastoiditis
Benign tumors of the temporal bone are extremely rare, with an incidence of 1 in 200,000 individuals. The authors report a case of an 8-year-old girl with facial nerve schwannoma (FNS) involving the mastoid portion of her facial nerve. She initially presented with exam findings of postauricular swel...
Main Authors: | Kevin Wong, Caleb J. Fan, Annie E. Arrighi-Allisan, Xintong Wang, William H. Westra, Enrique R. Perez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-11-01
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Series: | Otolaryngology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548821001090 |
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