An Incidental Chorda Tympani Schwannoma Identified During Middle Ear Surgery
Open Access
- 15 October 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Galenos Yayinevi in Turk Otolarengoloji Arsivi/Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology
- Vol. 59 (3), 234-238
- https://doi.org/10.4274/tao.2021-5-2
Abstract
Chorda tympani schwannomas are rare benign tumors of the middle ear cleft. This is a case of incidental chorda tympani schwannoma identified intraoperatively.The patient was a 50-year-old male with chronic active otitis media complicated by left-sided facial paralysis. During closed mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty approach, a well-demarcated swelling on the left chorda tympani nerve was identified and sectioned for pathologic evaluation. The histopathologic evaluation established the diagnosis of schwannoma. Although the tumor was unlikely the cause of the disease process in this patient, his facial paralysis and middle ear disease were resolved after surgery.Keywords
This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
- Facial nerve and chorda tympani schwannomas: Case series, and advantages of using non-rigid registration of post-enhanced 3D-T1 Turbo Field Echo and CT images (TURFECT) in their diagnosis and surgical treatmentAuris Nasus Larynx, 2020
- Endoscopic resection of a chorda tympani schwannoma: A novel approach for an exceedingly rare entityThe Laryngoscope, 2018
- Chorda tympani schwannoma: one new case revealed during malignant otitis externa and review of the literatureBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018
- Clinical and Histological Features of Chorda Tympani TumorsThe Journal of International Advanced Otology, 2014
- Neurinoma de la cuerda del tímpanoActa Otorrinolaringológica Española, 2013
- Primary middle ear schwannomaAmerican Journal of Otolaryngology, 2007
- Chorda tympani neuroma masquerading as cholesteatomaThe Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2003
- Chorda tympani neuroma: Diagnosis and managementAmerican Journal of Otolaryngology, 2000
- Otogenic facial paralysisEuropean Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 1990