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Case Reports
. 2022 Mar 14;6(1):2473974X221087226.
doi: 10.1177/2473974X221087226. eCollection 2022 Jan-Mar.

Nodular Fasciitis of Temporal Fossa Involving the Facial Nerve: Postoperative Evaluation in the Telemedicine Era

Rebecca A Compton  1 , Genevieve M Spagnuolo  2 , Andrew R Scott  1   3
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Case Reports

Nodular Fasciitis of Temporal Fossa Involving the Facial Nerve: Postoperative Evaluation in the Telemedicine Era

Rebecca A Compton et al. OTO Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: neurorrhaphy; nodular fasciitis; pediatric head and neck surgery; temporal fossa.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Illustration of mass between the temporoparietal and temporalis fascial planes. (B) Overview of temporal fossa mass. (C) Mass tethered by distal facial nerve. (D) Primary neurorrhaphy of frontalis branch of facial nerve.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Postoperative follow-up at 6 months via telemedicine demonstrated normal facial nerve function.
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