Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma in a 12-year-old child. Report of a case and review of the literature

We report a case of an intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma in a 12-year-old patient who presented with a well-defined parotid enlargement and normal facial nerve function. Surgical intervention consisted of parotidectomy with preservation of the facial nerve. A review of the literature is reported.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra - April 6, 2015 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Panagiotis Saravakos, Nektarios Papapetropoulos, Stephanie Vgenopoulou, Eleftherios Karamatzanis, Konstantinos Saravakos Tags: CaseReport Source Type: research