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Cavernous haemangioma of the facial nerve

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Pedro Escada ,
Clara Capucho ,
José Madeira Silva ,
Carlos Bentes Ruah ,
José Pratas Vital  and
Rui Silva Penha
Pedro Escada*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Egas Moniz Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal.
Clara Capucho
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Egas Moniz Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal.
José Madeira Silva
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Egas Moniz Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal.
Carlos Bentes Ruah
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Egas Moniz Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal.
José Pratas Vital
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Egas Moniz Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal.
Rui Silva Penha
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Egas Moniz Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr. Pedro Alberto Escada, Departamento de Otorrinolaryngologia – Hospital de Egas Moniz, Rua da Junqueira, 126, 1300 Lisboa – Portugal
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Abstract

Facial nerve haemangiomas are probably the most frequent benign tumours involving the facial nerve in its intratemporal portion. Usually facial nerve dysfunction is present when these tumours are of extremely small size, the average tumour being less than 10 mm. We present a case of a 15 mm diameter cavernous haemangioma of the geniculate region, with histological findings of nerve infiltration, without facial nerve symptoms. The atypical clinical presentation justifies the report and subsequent literature review.

Keywords

HaemangiomaFacial nerveTemporal bone
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 9 , September 1997 , pp. 858 - 861
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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