Facial palsy as unusual complication of spontaneous intraparotid hematoma

Abstract A 55-year-old healthy female without trauma history visited our hospital for rapidly progressive enlarging right side painful neck mass within 5 days and also with comorbid House-Brackmann Grade V facial palsy for 2 days. Magnetic resonance imaging showed heterogenous mass derived from paro...

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Published in:The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences 2011-07, Vol.27 (7), p.292-294
Main Authors: Chen, Chang-Peng, Yang, Miao-Chun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Facial Nerve - physiopathology
Facial palsy
Facial Paralysis - etiology
Facial Paralysis - physiopathology
Facial Paralysis - surgery
Female
Hematoma - complications
Hematoma - diagnosis
Hematoma - pathology
Hematoma - surgery
Humans
Internal Medicine
Intraparotid hematoma
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Parotid Gland - pathology
Parotid Gland - surgery
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Abstract A 55-year-old healthy female without trauma history visited our hospital for rapidly progressive enlarging right side painful neck mass within 5 days and also with comorbid House-Brackmann Grade V facial palsy for 2 days. Magnetic resonance imaging showed heterogenous mass derived from parotid to parapharyngeal space. Much blood clot could be observed at exploratory operation. Only inflammatory change, but not tumor, was mentioned in pathology report. Facial palsy was kept stationary in Grade III from postoperative 6 months.
ISSN:1607-551X
2410-8650
DOI:10.1016/j.kjms.2010.11.009