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Facial paralysis caused by a lymphoepithelial cyst located in the parotid gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. J. Watts ,
N. O. Turner ,
J. San Juan  and
T. J. Rockley
S. J. Watts*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Burton District Hospital, Burton on Trent, UK
N. O. Turner
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Burton District Hospital, Burton on Trent, UK
J. San Juan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Burton District Hospital, Burton on Trent, UK
T. J. Rockley
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Burton District Hospital, Burton on Trent, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr S. J. Watts, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, East 5, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH.
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Abstract

We report the case of an acute onset facial paralysis which was caused by a benign lymphoepithelial cyst found in the parotid, an association which is a rarity in the literature. The diagnosis and surgical management is discussed. This report emphasises the clinical principle that parotid masses causing an acute facial palsy are not necessarily malignant in nature. Intra-operative frozen section histology is helpful in saving the patient from unnecessarily radical surgery.

Keywords

BranchiomaFacial nerve palsyParotid gland
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 8 , August 1996 , pp. 799 - 801
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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