Neurilemmomas of the Facial Nerve Presenting as Parotid Tumors

Balle, Viggo; Greisen, O

doi:10.1177/000348948409300116

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“…Approximately 25-45% of all the reported neurilemmomas occur in the head and neck and most of them are in the eighth nerve [3]. The most common site of the extracranial schwannomas in the head and neck region is the parapharyngeal space [5,14].…”

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Schwannomas of Head and Neck and Review of Literature

Sharma¹,

Sohal

Parmar

et al. 2011

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Benign nerve cell tumours have been given various names like schwannoma, neurilemmoma, neurinoma, neurofibroma, spindle cell tumours etc. Extra cranial head and neck schwannomas usually present as solitary and well-demarcated lesions. The lesion can cause secondary symptoms, such as nasal obstruction, dysphasia, and hoarseness, depending upon the location of the lesion. Fine needle aspiration cytology, CT scans, and MRI may be of limited help in the diagnosis of schwannomas. The treatment is complete surgical excision of the benign tumour and postoperative histopathological examination establishes the final diagnosis.

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Schwannomas of Head and Neck and Review of Literature

Sharma¹,

Sohal

Parmar

et al. 2011

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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“…Majority of these schwannomas are seen in the intratemporal course of the nerve whereas only 9% are seen in the extratemporal course [3] . In a case series of parotid tumours, schwannomas were found to be very rare accounting for only 2 out of 142 lesions [4] . As presentation is often nonspecific, preoperative diagnosis of these tumours is difficult [4] .…”

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“…In a case series of parotid tumours, schwannomas were found to be very rare accounting for only 2 out of 142 lesions [4] . As presentation is often nonspecific, preoperative diagnosis of these tumours is difficult [4] . Clinically these patients do not have any facial nerve dysfunction whereas postoperatively features of facial nerve paresis are common.…”

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Intra Parotid Facial Nerve Schwannoma: A Case Report

Irfan

Shahid²,

Yusri³

et al. 2005

IJORL

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Facial nerve schwannoma occurring within the parotid gland is a rare tumour. We report a case of schwannoma within the parotid gland in a young female patient, who underwent ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and subsequent surgical excision of the lesion. The lesion showed hyperintensity on T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted MRI. There was no adjacent lymphadenopathy. Although hyperintensity on diffusionweighted MRI could suggest malignant tumours, the characteristic "string sign" provided the clue for the diagnosis of schwannoma.

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“…1 These tumors represent the vast majority of parotid tumors; however, other tumors, such as schwannoma, are rarely encountered.…”

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“…Nine percent of schwannomas arising from the facial nerve arise from the intraparotidportion; overall, schwannomas account for 0.5% to 1.2% of all parotid gland tumors. 1,2 To date, approximately 80 intraparotidschwannomas have been reported in the literature worldwide. 3 Most published data have been written from a surgical perspective.…”

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