A Rare Cause of Hemifacial Spasm: Papillary Oncocytic Cystadenoma

Year 2016, Volume: 33 Issue: 5, 569 - 572, 01.09.2016

Ozan Erol Erdinç Aydın

Abstract

Background: Hemifacial spasm is a sudden, involuntary
and synchronous spasm of the facial muscles. The
most frequent cause of this condition is compression
of the facial nerves due to vascular pathologies. The
most commonly used method of treatment is Botulinum
toxin injection. However, the gold standard treatment is
surgical treatment.
Case Report: A 64-year-old male patient with hemifacial
spasms, which had occurred due to a rare parotid
mass that had been surgically treated, is presented in
this case.
Conclusion: This case report demonstrates that longstanding
parotid gland masses may compress the facial
nerves and cause demyelination in the nerve and thus
may cause spasms in the facial muscles.

Keywords

Hemifacial spasm, parotid tumor, facial nerve

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