Surgical Management of the Facial Nerve Schwannoma / 대한이비인후과학회지
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
;
: 849-854, 1999.
Artigo
em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
The facial nerve schwannoma, hard to diagnose due to its rareness and relatively slow growth rate, is best managed by surgical procedures. We have tried to find the most useful management strategy for the facial nerve schwannoma. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We reviewed 11 cases of facial nerve schwannoma which were surgically treated. We analyzed the treatment results according to the age of the patient, the size and site of the tumor and accompanying symptoms.RESULTS:
The clinical manifestations were various and surgical approaches were determined according to the age, site and size of the tumor, preoperative facial nerve function and hearing. When the preoperative facial nerve functions were better than House-Brackmann grade III, the results of the surgical treatments were favorable, but when worse than House-Brackmann grade IV, the results were unfavorable.CONCLUSION:
For the treatment of the facial nerve schwannoma, the site and size of the tumor, age of the patient, preoperative hearing level and facial nerve function are considered as the decisionmaking factors. We proposed the flow-sheet of the management of the facial nerve schwannoma. Patients with no or mild facial palsy preoperatively can be managed by enucleation only. Patients with more than moderate degree facial palsy or large tumor can be managed by total resection with reconstruction of the facial nerve, which results in somewhat unfavorable results in respect to the facial nerve function.
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Assunto principal:
Nervo Facial
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Paralisia Facial
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Audição
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Neurilemoma
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
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