2017 Volume 30 Issue 1 Pages 91-95
We report herein on a case of an intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma in a 62-year-old female. The patient had no facial nerve palsy or other specific findings before the operation. We treated the intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma with an intracapsular resection for preservation of the nerve function. After the operation, the patient developed facial nerve palsy, but 3 month later, the facial nerve function improved to the preoperative function. Intracapsular resection is therefore a useful technique for preservation of the nerve function in an intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma. Since intraparotid facial nerve schwannomas enlarge over the long term, we consider not only a follow up but also surgery after informed consent.
