Large intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma: case report and review of the literature.
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.
Salemis
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Department of Surgery, Army Veterans General Hospital, Athens, Greece. nikos_salemis@hotmail.com
Karameris
A
A
Gourgiotis
S
S
Stavrinou
P
P
Nazos
K
K
Vlastarakos
P
P
Tsiambas
E
E
Tsohataridis
E
E
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