		Size of the lesion (mm) in MRI								P value
		<30		>30		>40		>50
		Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
Facial nerve function immediately postop	Excellent to intermediate	1	100.0%	17	100.0%	8	88.9%	1	33.3%	0.014
Facial nerve function immediately postop	Poor function	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	11.1%	2	66.7%	0.014
Facial nerve function 6 months postop	Excellent to intermediate	1	100.0%	17	100.0%	9	100.0%	1	33.3%	0.014
Facial nerve function 6 months postop	Poor function	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	0.014