Critical literature review on the management of intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma and proposed decision-making algorithm

Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma: ma

Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma: management decision based on facial nerve function. The Mayo Clinic Experience

✍ Brian C Gross; Kerry D. Olsen; Eric J. Moore 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 443 KB

## BACKGROUND Facial nerve schwannomas are extremely rare tumors with an estimated incidence of 0.2 to 1.5% of parotid tumors. They can occur at any location along the facial nerve from the cerebelopontine angle to the most peripheral branches, and only 9% involve a portion of the intraparotid fac