Schwannoma of the parotid gland Case report

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Published: Jun 24, 2015
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Micro-capsulated, Microcysts, Neurilemmoma, Schwannoma, Surgical excision

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Giuseppina Fini
Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, “Sapienza” Univeristy, Rome, Italy
Alessandra Leonardi
Maxillo Facial Specializzation School, “Sapienza” Univeristy, Rome, Italy
Elidon Mici
Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, “Sapienza” Univeristy, Rome, Italy
Valentina Pellacchia
Maxillo Facial Specializzation School, “Sapienza” Univeristy, Rome, Italy
Valerio D’Orazi
Department of Surgical Sciences, “Sapienza” Univeristy, Rome, Italy
Vittorio Pasta Pasta
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.

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Fini, Giuseppina, et al. “Schwannoma of the Parotid Gland Case Report”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 4, no. June, June 2015, pp. 1-4, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/705.
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Vol. 4 No. June (2015)
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Case Report