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Case Report - Schwannoma (neurilemmoma) of the parotid gland presenting as parotid tumour T. V. Govindan, Sanjay Theodore, J. Jagajeevan Abstract Benign tumours of the parotid gland are quite common, but sometimes, rare tumours like schwannoma present as parotid tumours. Here we present a case which was diagnosed as a benign parotid tumour preoperatively and following surgical excision and histopathological examination, was diagnosed as a schwannoma (neurilemmoma). Though quite rare, this should always be considered while diagnosing a benign parotid tumour. Keywords Parotid tumour, Schwannoma, Neurilemmoma

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