title: [Intraparotid facial neurilemmoma].
abstract: Neurilemmomas or schwannomas are known to arise from the sheath of peripheral nerves. Out of the cranial nerves, the eighth nerve is the most frequently involved. Neurilemmomas arising from the facial nerve are are, and they usually affect the intratemporal portion of the nerve. Its location in the intraparotid portion is very uncommon. The case of a patient having an intraparotid mass is shown. After surgery it was found to be a neurilemmoma of the facial nerve. These tumors manifest as an asymptomatic mass in the parotid gland. Most of the times, diagnosis is made postoperatively. It is necessary to remove all the tumor with the caution to preserve the original nerve.
authors.affiliation: FEA de ORL. Hospital Comarcal de Sierrallana, Torrelavega.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Bezos
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Quiñones Sanz
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ruiz Perales
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García Mantilla
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carrera
mesh_terms: D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Neurilemoma facial intraparotídeo.