A case of schwannoma presenting as a benign parotid tumor

Hakam, Noha Abdel; Farag, Ismail; Philip, G

doi:10.1016/j.ejenta.2014.05.002

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“…Extratemporal part of facial nerve rarely present as schwannoma, and if it is usually an asymptomatic parotid mass. 3,4 Preoperative diagnosis of this tumor in the parotid gland is generally difficult because of the low frequency of the disease and few typical signs associated with it. 5,6 In our case, the patient presented with complete facial nerve paralysis in one-year duration, which is different from other case reports, whereby no facial nerve paralysis on first presentation to clinic.…”

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Neglected left intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma causing complete facial nerve palsy: A case report

Vong

Mohamad

Rohana³

2018

Bangladesh J Med Sci

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Extracranial schwannomas in the head and neck region are relatively rare neoplasms. The tumours are slow growing and often unnoticeable. The nerve of origin is unable to be determined until the time of surgery. Proper preoperative assessment of the disease can be done by imaging studies such as magnetic resonance imaging. The treatment for these tumours is surgical resection with preservation of the neural pathway. We report a case of left intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma in a middle-aged lady causing complete facial nerve paralysis. The clinical features, diagnostic possibilities and management are discussedBangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.17(4) 2018 p.680-682

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