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A case report is presented of an unusual occurrence of peripheral facial nerve paresis owing to isolated perineurial extension from a cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Current evidence dispels the previously held belief that perineural invasion and extension occurs in lymphatic spaces. The clinical importance of recognizing this route of spread by tumors of the head and neck is discussed.
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