Open AccessBenign parotid mass and facial palsy: systematic review
Author(s) -
Kirsten Stewart,
Ross Ban,
Miles Bannister
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0194
Subject(s) - medicine , palsy , etiology , malignancy , bell's palsy , facial paralysis , surgery , pediatrics , pathology , alternative medicine
Parotid masses causing facial palsy are highly indicative of malignancy. A significant number of cases describing benign parotid disease causing facial palsy have been reported.