Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma

Shah, H.K.; Kantharia, C.; Shenoy, A.S.

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 43(1): 14-15

1997


ISSN/ISBN: 0022-3859
PMID: 10740706
Document Number: 472197
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.

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