Rare cranial nerve extension of a parotid tumor.

Am J Med Sci

Department of Neurology (HS), Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York Department of Neurology (JP, AA, DR-S, GV), SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York Department of Neuroradiology (SP), Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York.

Published: February 2014

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