title: An infarcted Warthin's tumour presenting with facial weakness.
abstract: It is rare for benign salivary gland neoplasms to cause facial nerve weakness. We present such a case occurring in a 70-year-old patient with an infarcted Warthin's tumour and review the benign causes of facial nerve impairment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Loukota
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery