title: [Intra-parotid facial plexiform neurofibroma. Review of the literature].
abstract: It is being tumor developed from Schwann cells of peripheral nerves sheath. In its plexiform type it is a rare growth presenting solitary or in the context of von Recklinghausen's disease. The aim of this article is to present one plexiform neurofibroma localized in the parotid gland. At the same time we make a perusal on the literature of this kind of tumor.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital General de Especialidades Ciudad de Jaen, Jaen.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Almela Cortés
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faubel Serra
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cueva Ruiz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Conde Pérez de la Blanca
mesh_terms: D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D018318:Neurofibroma, Plexiform / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery