Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma.

Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma.

Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma are uncommon. Preoperative diagnosis of parotid tumour as schwannoma is difficult when facial nerve function is normal. A rare case of solitary schwannoma involving the upper branch of the facial nerve is described and the literature on the subject is reviewed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shah H, Kantharia C, Shenoy A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1997-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Adult
Case Report
Facial Nerve Diseases
pathology
surgery
Female
Human
Neurilemmoma
Parotid Neoplasms
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1997;volume=43;issue=1;spage=14;epage=5;aulast=Shah

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