Neurofibroma of Facial Nerve Presenting as Parotid Mass

Rai, Arpita; Kumar, Ansul

doi:10.1007/s12663-014-0681-1

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“…of the nerve and involves multiple fascicles composed of Schwann cells, perineurial-like cells, and fibroblasts. The involved nerves may be distorted and often totally replaced and unrecognizable (2). There is a predilection for larger peripheral nerves of the face such as our case originated from infraorbital nerves.…”

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A rare case of facial neurofibroma

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Liu

et al. 2016

Quant. Imaging Med. Surg.

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A rare case of facial neurofibroma

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Liu

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Quant. Imaging Med. Surg.

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“…The left four patients were diagnosed as sporadic plexiform neurofibroma, whose lesions only involved their scalps. Whether the craniofacial plexiform neurofibroma is associated with NF1 or not, the large lesion can cause significant craniofacial disfigurement, put the patients at high risk of psychological disorder and make them seek medical care 4,14,15 …”

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“…1 Neurofibroma can demonstrate as multiple lesions as a part of neurofibromatosis syndrome or as a solitary mass. [1][2][3][4][5] Craniofacial plexiform neurofibroma, highly suggestive of neurofibromatosis type 1(NF1), always presents as painless nodule or mass which is most likely to have pigmentation and cause facial drooping. [2][3][4][5] It can lead to cosmetic problems and make the patients seek medical care.…”

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“…[1][2][3][4][5] Craniofacial plexiform neurofibroma, highly suggestive of neurofibromatosis type 1(NF1), always presents as painless nodule or mass which is most likely to have pigmentation and cause facial drooping. [2][3][4][5] It can lead to cosmetic problems and make the patients seek medical care. Surgical resection is the most effective way to treat or cure neurofibroma, although radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatments have advanced constantly.…”

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Expansion Technique for Reconstruction of Craniofacial Defect after Plexiform Neurofibroma Excision

Yang

et al. 2023

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

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Reconstruction of large craniofacial defect after plexiform neurofibroma excision poses a continuous challenge for plastic surgeons, on account of characteristics of plexiform neurofibroma and patients' aesthetic requirements. Skin graft or free flap is hard to obtain satisfactory results or may pose technical challenges. In an attempt to provide the coverage with 'like tissue', we chose local tissue expansion technique. The expansion period was about an average of 3.4 months. We performed 19 expanded flaps located in the head, face, neck, forearm and superclavical regions to reconstruct the craniofacial defect and achieved satisfactory results. Preoperative endovascular embolism in some cases and several intraoperative hemostatic methods for all cases were undertaken to control the perioperative bleeding. For patients who request aesthetic results and are allowed two-staged operations, our method is viable.

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“…Neurofibromas of the facial nerve, more common in neurofibromatosis type 1, frequently affect distal branches in the parotid gland but can extend intratemporally. 8 While malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the facial nerve have been reported, parotid tumors with overt or occult perineural spread account for the most common cause of tumor infiltration causing facial paralysis. 9 Histopathologically, facial nerve TN demonstrates disorganized nerve fascicles.…”

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Expansile Traumatic Neuroma of the Intratemporal Facial Nerve

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Objectives To present a rare case of traumatic facial neuroma involving the geniculate ganglion and review relevant literature. Patient Thirty-year-old man. Intervention Microsurgical resection via combined mastoid-middle fossa approach with great auricular nerve interpositional graft. Main Outcome Measures Patient demographics and pre- and postoperative facial nerve function. Results A 30-year-old man with a reported history of prior Bell's palsy developed progressive complete (House–Brackmann VI) right facial paralysis following blunt trauma. Imaging was strongly suggestive of a geniculate ganglion hemangioma. As the patient had no spontaneous improvement in his poor facial function over the course of 9 months, he underwent resection of the facial nerve lesion with great auricular nerve graft interposition via a combined mastoid-middle fossa approach. Histopathology demonstrated disorganized fascicles, with axonal clustering reminiscent of sprouting/regeneration following trauma. No cellular proliferation or vascular malformation was present. Conclusion Traumatic facial nerve neuromas can occur following temporal bone trauma and can closely mimic primary facial nerve tumors. Akin to the management of geniculate ganglion hemangioma and schwannoma, preoperative facial function largely dictates if and when surgery should be pursued.

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Neurofibroma of Facial Nerve Presenting as Parotid Mass

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

A rare case of facial neurofibroma

A rare case of facial neurofibroma

Expansion Technique for Reconstruction of Craniofacial Defect after Plexiform Neurofibroma Excision

Expansile Traumatic Neuroma of the Intratemporal Facial Nerve

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