Intraparotid facial nerve neurofibroma

Abstract

Intraparotid facial nerve neurofibromas are extremely rare with 4 previously reported cases. Intraparotid facial nerve schwannomas are more common with 53 reported cases until 1989. Two solitary neurofibromas of the main trunk and two cases of a facial nerve neurofibroma originating from the pripheral branches of the facial nerve were described in the literature. We present the fifth case of a solitary neurofibroma of the intraparotid facial nerve and third neurofibroma of the main trunk of the facial nerve.