Neurinoma of the Facial Nerve

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Abstract
Cases (2) of peripheral facial paralysis due to intratemporal facial neuroma of tympanic (case No. 2) and vertical (case No. 1) segments of the Fallopian canal are discussed. A literature review of the intratemporal facial neuromas with special reference to clinical-surgical and differential diagnostic aspects is presented. It is difficult to detect a Schwannoma of the facila nerve during a peripheral facial paralysis. Radiological studies of the mastoid and Fallopian canal are essential for this diagnosis. Treatment of neurinomas of the VIIth nerve is always surgical, and an ''en masse'' tumor-nerve removal and the use of a nerve graft are essential.

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