Three Cases of Multifocal Warthin's Tumor.
- Author:
Hyung Seok LEE
1
;
Kyung TAE
;
Hyun Soo KIM
;
Chul Won PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Warthin's tumor;
Multifocal;
Parotid gland
- MeSH:
Adenolymphoma;
Embryonic Development;
Female;
Numismatics;
Parotid Gland;
Pregnancy
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1997;40(10):1471-1475
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Warthin's tumor also known as cystadenolymphoma or adenolymphoma of the parotid gland is a unique, well defined benign neoplasm consisting of both lymphoid(mesodermal) and epithelial(ectodermal) elements. The lesion was first described by Hildebrand in 1895, then Albrecht and Arzt made it as a morphologic entity in 1910, and in 1929 Warthin reported two new cases, described their histopathology and coined the descriptive term papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum. Warthin's tumor comprise approximately 6% to 15% of all parotid gland tumor, is the second most common benign lesion of the parotid gland. Warthin's tumor has a unique architecture combines lymphoid and epithelial tissue, a duality that raises question about its embryogenesis and histogenesis. Its clinical behavior also presents a challenge because Warthin's tumor has been reported to be bilateral, multicentric, synchronous, metachronous, and extraparotid. Therefore the authors herein present 3 cases of Warthin's tumor treated recently, one of them is bilateral lesion and the others are unilateral multicentric lesions.
