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Case Report
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| Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma: A case report |
| Wasif Mohammad Ali1, Mohammad Aslam1, MH Beg1 |
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1J.N Medical College, A.M.U, Aligarh, India.
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doi:10.5348/ijcri-2011-08-48-CR-3
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Address correspondence to: Wasif Mohammad Ali Department of Surgery J.N Medical College A.M.U Aligarh India Phone: 91-09897238280 Email: wasifali110@yahoo.com |
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| Ali WM, Aslam M, Beg MH. Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma: A case report. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2011;2(8):8-11. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma is a rare tumor accounting for only 0.2 - 1.5 % of all parotid tumors. We present this case because this tumor grows slowly and rarely produces signs and symptoms thus mimicking pleomorphic adenoma which is much more common. When it is diagnosed peroperatively the management differs significantly and is a matter of debate with few favoring complete excision whereas others favoring a more conservative approach avoiding resection and going only with biopsy for histological confirmation.
Case Report: We report a case of a middle aged male with a parotid swelling. The patient was investigated and a diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma was made. The patient was operated and peroperatively the frozen section biopsy revealed a facial nerve schwannoma. Conclusion: Facial nerve schwannoma though rare should be also considered in the differential diagnoses of the slowly enlarging parotid swellings because most of the time diagnosis is made peroperatively and then the surgeon finds himself in dilemma as to the best plan of management since it is still a matter of debate. We have discussed the various indications for operative management of the facial nerve schwannoma and stressed the importance of the size of the tumor and the patient's preference for operation. | |
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Key Words:
Intraparotid, Facial nerve, Schwannoma
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Author Contributions:
Wasif Mohammad Ali - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published Mohammad Aslam - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published M H Beg - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission:
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support:
None |
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Conflict of interest:
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright:
© Wasif Mohammad Ali et al. 2011; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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