Facial nerve paralysis secondary to Warthin's tumour of the parotid gland.
Facial nerve paralysis associated with a parotid gland tumour classically denotes malignancy. Only a few case reports have indicated benign parotid tumours as a cause of facial nerve palsy. We present a new case of facial nerve paralysis secondary to Warthin's tumour of the parotid gland. It is important for clinicians to be aware that, on rare occasions, facial nerve dysfunction may result from benign parotid disease.
Marioni
Gino
G
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. g_marioni@virgilio.it
de Filippis
Cosimo
C
Gaio
Elena
E
Iaderosa
Gaetano Antonio
GA
Staffieri
Alberto
A
D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed