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  • Title: Intraparotid facial nerve neurofibroma in neurofibromatosis type 1.
    Author: Edizer DT, Hajizade Y, Karaman E, Cansiz H.
    Journal: J Craniofac Surg; 2011 May; 22(3):1118-9. PubMed ID: 21586962.
    Abstract:
    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.
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