title: Facial palsy following fine needle aspiration biopsy of parotid hemangioma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We present here a case of cavernous hemangioma of the parotid which presented as an acute emergency with sudden pain, trismus and swelling. The patient subsequently developed a complete lower motor neuron facial palsy a few hours after a fine needle aspiration biopsy was performed. Total parotidectomy with preservation of the facial nerve relieved the patient of all his symptoms with complete recovery of facial function in six weeks.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, King Saud University, ABHA Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kameswaran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abu-Eshy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamdi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology