A rare case of an undiagnosed middle ear tumor due to late referral

Facial nerve tumors constitute about 5% of all facial nerve paralysis. As it is relatively uncommon, it could be misdiagnosed. We encountered an 18-year-old girl who had right facial weakness since the age of four, referred to otorhinolaryngology clinic for further evaluation only when her hearing d...

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Main Authors:	Ng, Jia Ji, Ong, Hui Yan, Nasseri, Zara, Azmi, Mohd Imree, Abdullah, Asma
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Published:	Cureus Inc 2021
Subjects:	R Medicine RF Otorhinolaryngology Otology. Diseases of the ear
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spelling	my.um.eprints.348652022-09-07T03:02:17Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/34865/ A rare case of an undiagnosed middle ear tumor due to late referral Ng, Jia Ji Ong, Hui Yan Nasseri, Zara Azmi, Mohd Imree Abdullah, Asma R Medicine RF Otorhinolaryngology Otology. Diseases of the ear Facial nerve tumors constitute about 5% of all facial nerve paralysis. As it is relatively uncommon, it could be misdiagnosed. We encountered an 18-year-old girl who had right facial weakness since the age of four, referred to otorhinolaryngology clinic for further evaluation only when her hearing deteriorated and the facial weakness worsened. Further investigation revealed facial nerve schwannoma. Facial nerve paralysis in the pediatric age group is uncommon and should be examined in detail to rule out other possible etiologies besides Bell's palsy. Cureus Inc 2021-01-08 Article PeerReviewed Ng, Jia Ji and Ong, Hui Yan and Nasseri, Zara and Azmi, Mohd Imree and Abdullah, Asma (2021) A rare case of an undiagnosed middle ear tumor due to late referral. Cureus, 13 (1). ISSN 2168-8184, DOI https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12584 <https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12584>. 10.7759/cureus.12584
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spellingShingle	R Medicine RF Otorhinolaryngology Otology. Diseases of the ear Ng, Jia Ji Ong, Hui Yan Nasseri, Zara Azmi, Mohd Imree Abdullah, Asma A rare case of an undiagnosed middle ear tumor due to late referral
description	Facial nerve tumors constitute about 5% of all facial nerve paralysis. As it is relatively uncommon, it could be misdiagnosed. We encountered an 18-year-old girl who had right facial weakness since the age of four, referred to otorhinolaryngology clinic for further evaluation only when her hearing deteriorated and the facial weakness worsened. Further investigation revealed facial nerve schwannoma. Facial nerve paralysis in the pediatric age group is uncommon and should be examined in detail to rule out other possible etiologies besides Bell's palsy.
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author	Ng, Jia Ji Ong, Hui Yan Nasseri, Zara Azmi, Mohd Imree Abdullah, Asma
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title	A rare case of an undiagnosed middle ear tumor due to late referral
title_short	A rare case of an undiagnosed middle ear tumor due to late referral
title_full	A rare case of an undiagnosed middle ear tumor due to late referral
title_fullStr	A rare case of an undiagnosed middle ear tumor due to late referral
title_full_unstemmed	A rare case of an undiagnosed middle ear tumor due to late referral
title_sort	rare case of an undiagnosed middle ear tumor due to late referral
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publishDate	2021
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A rare case of an undiagnosed middle ear tumor due to late referral

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