Abstract

Extratemporal facial nerve schwannomas are rare entity. Pre-operative assessment is mostly inconclusive with differential diagnosis of parotid tumors. We hereby report a case of 28years female who presented with painless swelling in right parotid region with normal facial nerve function. Ultrasonography was suggestive well circumscribed and homogenous mass arising from the deep lobe of parotid gland. The Fine-needle aspiration cytology came out to be inconclusive. For further characterization of the tumor contrast enhanced MR imaging was performed. The MR imaging revealed well-defined cystic, heterogeneous, pear-shaped mass lesion situated near the stylomastoid foramen. Post operatively the mass came out to be schwannoma on histopathological examination.

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