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Schwannoma (neurilemmoma) of the facial nerve presenting as a parotid mass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

S. Öncel ,
K. Önal ,
M. Ermete  and
E. Uluç
S. Öncel
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
K. Önal
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
M. Ermete
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
E. Uluç
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
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Abstract

A 32-year-old male presented with a mass in the parotid gland. Superficial parotidectomy was performed. Histopathologically the tumour was found to be schwannoma (neurilemmoma) and because this is unusual, the case is presented together with the histopathological findings.

Keywords

NeurilemmomaParotid TumourFacial Nerve
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 8 , August 2002 , pp. 642 - 643
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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