Primary tumours of the facial nerve: Diagnostic and surgical treatment experience in Chinese PLA General Hospital

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 993-999

  Liu, Liangfa ^a   Yang, Shiming ^b   Han, Dongyi ^b   Huang, Deliang ^b   Yang, Weiyan ^b  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cranial nerve neoplasm; Facial nerve disease; Surgical procedures; Tumour diagnosis; Tumour treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FACIAL NERVE HEMANGIOMA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FACIAL NEURILEMMOMA; FACIAL NEUROFIBROMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING LOSS; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHINA; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548304983     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480601110246     Document Type: Review

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