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Intratemporal facial nerve perineurioma
D Li1, B Schauble, C Moll
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
The Laryngoscope
|March 1, 1996
Summary
This study reports the first intratemporal facial nerve perineurioma, a rare tumor. Histological analysis revealed characteristic onion bulb-like structures, distinguishing it from schwannoma and neurofibroma.
Area of Science:
- Neuropathology
- Neurosurgery
- Oncology
Background:
- Perineuriomas are rare nerve sheath tumors.
- Forty-two cases have been previously reported.
- Intratemporal facial nerve perineurioma is exceptionally rare.