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Fig. 5

From: Anatomy and pathology of the masticator space

Fig. 5

A 28-year-old man with a schwannoma of the mandibular nerve. a Precontrast and (b) postcontrast coronal T1-weighted images show a small, fusiform, homogeneously enhancing mass (arrow) at the level of the foramen ovale compatible with a schwannoma of the mandibular nerve. Also note the atrophy and fatty infiltration of the mastication muscles (black dots) due to chronic atrophy

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