Multifocal Warthin’s Tumor: An Uncommon Presentation of Bilateral Cervical Lymphadenopathy
Warthin’s tumor is the second most common benign lesion of the parotid gland. It is most commonly encountered in male smokers in the fifth to seventh decades of life. Uniquely, among benign lesions of the parotid gland, it can be seen bilaterally in 7–10% of cases. Very rarely, Warthin’s tumor can a...
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| description | Warthin’s tumor is the second most common benign lesion of the parotid gland. It is most commonly encountered in male smokers in the fifth to seventh decades of life. Uniquely, among benign lesions of the parotid gland, it can be seen bilaterally in 7–10% of cases. Very rarely, Warthin’s tumor can also mimic malignant or metastatic disease by presenting within cervical lymph nodes. We present a rare case of a 71-year old male smoker with bilateral parotid lesions in addition to progressively enlarging cervical and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Excisional biopsy of a cervical lymph node ultimately revealed Warthin’s tumor. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b4e33c5ea62e4d148e37d77062d0050a2025-08-20T03:39:22ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732018-01-01201810.1155/2018/37918253791825Multifocal Warthin’s Tumor: An Uncommon Presentation of Bilateral Cervical LymphadenopathyRyan A. Rimmer0Elizabeth E. Cottrill1Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USAThomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USAWarthin’s tumor is the second most common benign lesion of the parotid gland. It is most commonly encountered in male smokers in the fifth to seventh decades of life. Uniquely, among benign lesions of the parotid gland, it can be seen bilaterally in 7–10% of cases. Very rarely, Warthin’s tumor can also mimic malignant or metastatic disease by presenting within cervical lymph nodes. We present a rare case of a 71-year old male smoker with bilateral parotid lesions in addition to progressively enlarging cervical and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Excisional biopsy of a cervical lymph node ultimately revealed Warthin’s tumor.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3791825 |
| spellingShingle | Ryan A. Rimmer Elizabeth E. Cottrill Multifocal Warthin’s Tumor: An Uncommon Presentation of Bilateral Cervical Lymphadenopathy Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Multifocal Warthin’s Tumor: An Uncommon Presentation of Bilateral Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
| title_full | Multifocal Warthin’s Tumor: An Uncommon Presentation of Bilateral Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
| title_fullStr | Multifocal Warthin’s Tumor: An Uncommon Presentation of Bilateral Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multifocal Warthin’s Tumor: An Uncommon Presentation of Bilateral Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
| title_short | Multifocal Warthin’s Tumor: An Uncommon Presentation of Bilateral Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
| title_sort | multifocal warthin s tumor an uncommon presentation of bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3791825 |
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