Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 6, Number 8, August 2015, pages 350-352

Multicystic Facial Nerve Neurinoma: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. MRI scans showed an enhancing cerebellopontine angle fusiform tumor: (A) with considerable internal auditory canal and middle cranial fossa multicystic tumor; (B) the multicystic tumor occupied the petrous bone and extended anteriorly and upwardly into the left middle cranial fossa.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Postoperative coronal T1-weighted MRI with gadolinium enhancement. The multicystic tumor was resected by the left side middle cranial fossa craniotomy (infratemporal approach). But internal acoustic canal tumor was not removed. It has been observed for 2 years.