A middle ear paraganglioma masquerading as a facial nerve schwannoma

We report the rare case of a 36-year-old female with complaints of unilateral facial weakness and hearing loss with clinical, imaging, and intraoperative findings suggestive of facial nerve schwannoma, but the postoperative histopathology report was consistent with paraganglioma (PGL). After a prima...

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Published in:Journal of head & neck physicians and surgeons 2021-07, Vol.9 (2), p.163-166
Main Authors: Raj, Reshma, Panda, Naresh, Rathore, Ramya, Nayak, Gyanranjan, Chatterjee, Debajyoti
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Language:English
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Summary:We report the rare case of a 36-year-old female with complaints of unilateral facial weakness and hearing loss with clinical, imaging, and intraoperative findings suggestive of facial nerve schwannoma, but the postoperative histopathology report was consistent with paraganglioma (PGL). After a primary excision, the patients developed recurrence and was accordingly managed by surgical excision again.
ISSN:2347-8128
2347-8128
DOI:10.4103/jhnps.jhnps_41_21