title: Facial nerve paralysis secondary to Warthin's tumour of the parotid gland.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. g_marioni@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marioni
authors.forename: Cosimo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Filippis
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gaio
authors.forename: Gaetano Antonio
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Iaderosa
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Staffieri
mesh_terms: 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