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:: Volume 14, Issue 1 (6 2005) ::
aud 2005, 14(1): 61-66 Back to browse issues page
Facial Schwannoma
Mansoureh Adel Ghahraman * 1, Zahra Ghassem Ahmad , Mohammadtaghi Khorsandi Ashtiani , Yashar Amidi
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Background: Facial schwannoma is a rare tumor arising from any part of the nerve. Probable symptoms are partial or facial weakness, hearing loss, visible mass in the ear, otorrhea, loss of taste, rarely pain, and sometimes without any symptoms. Patients should undergo a complete neurotologic history, examination with documentation of facial and auditory function, specially C.T. scan or M.R.I. Surgery is the only treatment option although the decision of when to remove facial schwannoma in the presence of normal facial function is difficult.
Case: A 19-year-old girl with all above symptoms in the right side except loss of taste is diagnosed having facial schwannoma with full examination, audiometric, and radiological tests. She underwent surgery. In follow-up facial function were mostly restored.
Conclusion: The need for careful assessment of patients with Bell's palsy cannot be overemphasized. In spite of the negative results if still there is any suspicoin, total facial nerve exploration is necessary.

Keywords: Facial schwannoma, facial tumor, facial weakness
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Type of Study: case report |
Accepted: 2013/10/9 | Published: 2013/11/2
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