AN INFARCTED WARTHINS TUMOR PRESENTING WITH FACIAL WEAKNESS

Authors
NEWMAN L LOUKOTA RA BRADLEY PF
Citation
L. Newman et al., AN INFARCTED WARTHINS TUMOR PRESENTING WITH FACIAL WEAKNESS, British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery, 31(5), 1993, pp. 311-312
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
02664356
Volume
31
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
311 - 312
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-4356(1993)31:5<311:AIWTPW>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
It is rare for benign salivary gland neoplasms to cause facial nerve w eakness. We present such a case occurring in a 70-year-old patient wit h an infarcted Warthin's tumour and review the benign causes of facial nerve impairment.