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  • Title: Chorda tympani neuroma masquerading as cholesteatoma.
    Author: Hopkins C, Chau H, McGilligan JA.
    Journal: J Laryngol Otol; 2003 Dec; 117(12):987-8. PubMed ID: 14738613.
    Abstract:
    Facial nerve neuromas occur throughout the course of the facial nerve and its branches, however lesions occurring on the chorda tympani branch are exceptionally rare. We present a case where the diagnosis was made intra-operatively; the patient was pre-operatively thought to have had a cholesteatoma. Total resection is the treatment of choice for these cases. Early diagnosis, aided by high resolution computed tomography (CT) scanning, will facilitate complete excision without damage to the facial nerve itself or the ossicular chain. The slow growing nature of the neuroma is likely to allow compensatory mechanisms to occur without the patient experiencing dysgeusia. As with any rarity the diagnosis can only be made with a high index of suspicion.
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