title: Large intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Here is reported an extremely rare case of a large intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma in a 32-year-old female who presented with a parotid mass. There had been a long clinical course and sudden onset of facial weakness. Diagnostic evaluation and surgical management are discussed along with a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Army Veterans General Hospital, Athens, Greece. nikos_salemis@hotmail.com
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Salemis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karameris
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gourgiotis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stavrinou
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nazos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vlastarakos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsiambas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsohataridis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000294:innervation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed