title: Schwannoma of the parotid gland. Case report.
abstract: Schwannoma is encapsulated benign tumors arising from nerve cell. Of which ancient schwannoma is one of five variants. Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma is been documented sporadical throught the medical literature, althought a few ancient schwannomas have been reported in different locations in the head and neck region. In this report, a 31 year old man patient with an misunderstanding tumor of the parotid gland is described and the histopathologic exam was performed to diagnosed the schwannoma.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fini
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leonardi
authors.forename: Elidon
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mici
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pellacchia
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Orazi
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pasta
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000294:innervation*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis