Intraparotid Facial Nerve Neurofibroma in Neurofibromatosis Type 1
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, cilt.22, sa.3, ss.1118-1119, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3182108f22
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1118-1119
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Benign tumors of the nerve sheath are of 2 types: schwannoma and neurofibroma. Neurofibromas are most commonly found with neurofibromatosis type 1 and characterized by incorporation of the nerve fibers within their matrix. Both benign and malignant tumors can affect the facial nerve. These tumors can be intrinsic or extrinsic; in other words, it can originate from the facial nerve itself or from a contiguous structure or a metastatic disease. Actually, extrinsic tumors are far more common than intrinsic tumors. Intraparotid location of benign tumors of the facial nerve sheath is considered a rare event compared with intratemporal location.