"One Soul, Many Faces": Facial Nerve Schwannoma with Dumbbell Appearance

There is a trend now-a-days for preferring conservative management options like watchful waiting and stereotactic radiosurgery over microsurgery in order to preserve facial function, although the ideal treatment still remains elusive. Patient preference and finances are to be kept in mind especially...

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Published inNeurology India Vol. 67; no. 5; pp. 1393 - 1394
Main Authors Gosal, Jaskaran, Gupta, Shruti, Das, Kuntal, Behari, Sanjay
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2019
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Subjects
Ganglion cysts
Hearing loss
Microsurgery
Neurofibromatosis
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Tinnitus
Tumors
India
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Summary:There is a trend now-a-days for preferring conservative management options like watchful waiting and stereotactic radiosurgery over microsurgery in order to preserve facial function, although the ideal treatment still remains elusive. Patient preference and finances are to be kept in mind especially in a third world country like India. [...]the radiological presentation in 7th nerve schwannoma is protean and needs a closer examination to make a correct diagnosis. [...]one has to be aware of the variations in the radiological presentation of FNS.
ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.271296