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geniculate ganglion

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geniculate ganglion [jə′nik·yə·lət ′gaŋ·glē·ən]
(neuroscience)
A mass of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located along the facial nerve.
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Additionally, the geniculate ganglion and tympanic segment of the facial nerve also had greater contrast uptake than the opposite side, indicating tumor in these sections.
An alternative treatment for facial nerve tumors: short-term results ... by Hillman, Todd A.; Chen, Douglas A.; Fuhrer, Russell / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Two ganglia of the facial nerve--the geniculate ganglion and the meatal ganglion--are well established.
The meatal ganglion in neoplasia and inflammation of the facial nerve by Gacek, Richard R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
1) Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with gadolinium contrast usually shows enhancement of the cochleovestibular complex, the facial nerve, and the geniculate ganglion in Ramsay Hunt syndrome type I (RHS), also known as herpes zoster oticus, the authors did not refer to other, less common MRI findings.
Less common MRI findings in Ramsay Hunt syndrome type I by Anton, Enrique; Palacios, Enrique / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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