Synchronic nasopharyngeal and intraparotid warthin tumors: a case report and literature review

• Autores: Karina-Lizbeth Yáñez-Barraza, Hugo Domínguez Malagón, Adalberto Mosqueda Taylor, Ana María Cano Valdez, Kuauhyama Luna Ortiz
• Localización: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, ISSN-e 1989-5488, Vol. 6, Nº. 4 (octubre), 2014, págs. 435-439
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Warthin tumor is the second most frequent benign salivary gland tumor after pleomorphic adenoma; it occurs almost exclusively in the parotid gland and peri-parotideal lymph nodes, although it may rarely present in other locations. It may be multicentric and bilateral in a small percentage of cases. Nasopharyngeal Warthin tumor is very rare, and the presence of a synchronic WT involving nasopharynx and parotid is an exceptional event, as it has been described only twice in the literature. In this article we report an additional case of a synchronic Warthin tumor and review the related literature.