[Unusually long latency before the appearance of Frey's syndrome after parotidectomy]

We report on an unusual case of Frey's syndrome. A 45 year old male patient presented with gustatory sweating 14 years after parotidectomy. The sialography showed a post-parotidectomy status without any pathologic findings. The MRI also showed a normal rest-parenchyma of the parotid gland without any pathologic findings. Minor's starch iodine test [14], confirmed the gustatory sweating in the left preauricular area. Frey's syndrome can appear with a latency of 14 years postoperative or post-trauma. The pathogenic mechanism and the curative therapy for this auriculotemporal-syndrome are still unsolved.