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Intranodal neurilemmoma presenting as parotid mass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2017

D G Grant ,
N Breitenfeldt ,
N A Shepherd  and
D M Thomas
D G Grant
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK
N Breitenfeldt
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
N A Shepherd
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK
D M Thomas*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr D M Thomas, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester GL1 3NN, UK. E-mail: mike.d.thomas@glos.nhs.uk
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Abstract

Objective:

We report a case of benign intranodal neurilemmoma, an extremely rare tumour arising from a nerve sheath within a lymph node.

Case report:

A 67-year-old woman underwent surgery for a left-sided parotid mass. Histopathological analysis revealed a tumour arising from a lymph node within the superficial lobe of the parotid gland. The tumour demonstrated histological features of an intranodal neurilemmoma.

Conclusions:

This case represents the first report of an intranodal neurilemmoma arising within a parotid lymph node, and supports the proposal that intranodal neurilemmoma be recognised as a distinct histological entity.

Keywords

NeurilemmomaSchwannomaParotid GlandLymph Nodes
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 123 , Issue 8 , August 2009 , pp. 912 - 914
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2008

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