Facial nerve schwannoma mimicking acute mastoiditis

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...

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Main Authors: Kevin Wong, Caleb J. Fan, Annie E. Arrighi-Allisan, Xintong Wang, William H. Westra, Enrique R. Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Otolaryngology Case Reports
Subjects:
Facial nerve schwannoma
Acute mastoiditis
Hot mastoid
Mastoiditis mimicker
Mastoiditis masquerader
Temporal bone tumor
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548821001090

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