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Multicentricity of intraparotid facial nerve schwannomas
C W Chiang1, Y L Chang, P J Lou
1Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology
|September 18, 2001
Abstract:
Facial nerve schwannomas are uncommon neoplasms. Multiple schwannomas of the facial nerve in the parotid region are rare. Research regarding the pathogenesis of multiple facial nerve schwannomas is incomplete. Both the neoplastic bridging of tumor cells and tumor multicentricity have been hypothesized. We present a case of multiple intraparotid facial nerve schwannomas. In this case, the histologic features of the tumors support the multicentric hypothesis.