title: Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma: a case report.
abstract: Schwannoma in the head and neck region is very rare. The tumour occurring in the intraparotid facial nerve is even rarer. A patient presenting with a parotid swelling with facial nerve paralysis is not pathognomonic of a facial nerve schwannoma. However it may occur because enlargement of the parotid, by any kind of tumour especially a malignant one can cause facial nerve paralysis. We report a case of an intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma, in a patient who presented with parotid enlargement and facial nerve paralysis.
authors: Department of Otorhinolaringology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. irfan@kb.usm.my
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Irfan
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Shahid
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Yusri
authors: R N
authors: RN
authors: Venkatesh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery