Schwannoma of the parotid gland Case report
Giuseppina Fini 1, Alessandra Leonardi 2, Elidon Mici 1, Valentina Pellacchia 2, Valerio D’Orazi 3, Vittorio Pasta 3
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, “Sapienza” Univeristy, Rome, Italy
2 Maxillo Facial Specializzation School, “Sapienza” Univeristy, Rome, Italy
3 Department of Surgical Sciences, “Sapienza” Univeristy, Rome, Italy
Abstract
Schwannoma is encapsulated benign tumors arising from nerve cell. Of which ancient schwannoma is one of five variants. Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma is been documented sporadical throught the medical literature, althought a few ancient schwannomas have been reported in different locations in the head and neck region. In this report, a 31 year old man patient with an misunderstanding tumor of the parotid gland is described and the histopathologic exam was performed to diagnosed the schwannoma.
Keywords
- Micro-capsulated
- Microcysts
- Neurilemmoma
- Schwannoma
- Surgical excision