Actinomycosis Presenting as a Nasopharyngeal Mass: A Case Report / 대한이비인후과학회지

Nasopharyngeal actinomycosis is a rare clinical disease. To our knowledge, only a few other cases of nasopharyngeal actinomycosis have been reported previously, following a nasal trauma or surgical manipulation. We report a case of actinomycosis presenting nasopharyngeal mass without prior mucosal trauma. Our patient had endonasal endoscopic excision of the infected tissue and was treated with 4 weeks of oral antibiotics therapy without any evidence of recurrence. We recommend including actinomycosis in the differential diagnosis of a nasopharyngeal mass.

A Case of Intraparotid Facial Nerve Neurilemmoma / 대한이비인후과학회지

Neurilemmomas are benign tumors originating from the nerve sheath. These can arise from all kinds of cranial nerves. About 25% to 40% of all neurilemmomas are found in the neural structure of the head and neck. Neurilemmomas of the acoustic tumor are most common and there are several reports of neurilemmomas that developed in the facial nerve. The clinical presentations are generally insidious and the nature of the disease depends on the location and extent of the tumor. But intraparotid neurilemmomas are extremely rare. We experienced one case of intraparotid facial nerve neurilemmoma and report it with reviews of literature.