A neurilemmoma of the parotid gland: report of a case

J V Segas; A D Kontrogiannis; P N Nomikos; A H Boussiotou; J M Psarommatis; G K Adamopoulos

A neurilemmoma of the parotid gland: report of a case

Ear Nose Throat J. 2001 Jul;80(7):468-70.

Authors

J V Segas¹, A D Kontrogiannis, P N Nomikos, A H Boussiotou, J M Psarommatis, G K Adamopoulos

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece. [email protected]

PMID: 11480305

Abstract

Benign primary tumors of the facial nerve are frequently misdiagnosed because of the variety of their clinical manifestations. Much attention has been paid to neurilemmomas in the recent otolaryngologic literature, but far less has been focused on intraparotid facial nerve neurilemmomas. In this article, we describe a new case of this truly rare tumor, and we review its diagnosis, pathology, and treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anastomosis, Surgical
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / pathology
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Facial Nerve / pathology
Facial Nerve / surgery*
Facial Nerve Diseases / diagnosis
Female
Humans
Hypoglossal Nerve / surgery
Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
Neurilemmoma / pathology
Neurilemmoma / surgery*
Parotid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Parotid Neoplasms / pathology
Parotid Neoplasms / surgery*