In this paper we report the rare case of a patient who came to our attention with three synchronous Warthin tumours affecting both the right and left parotid glands. The patient was a 68-year-old female, heavy smoker, with a seven-year history of painless growing nodules in both pre-auricular areas. Left-sided subtotal parotidectomy and contralateral superficial parotidectomy were performed at two different surgical times. Multiple, simultaneous and bilateral Warthin tumours represent a rare pathological entity of the salivary glands. Careful preoperative examination and radiological evaluation of the salivary glands are critical for the early diagnosis of bilateral synchronous tumours.
Multiple synchronous bilateral neoplasms of the parotid glands / Colangeli, W.; Facchini, V.; Kapitonov, A.; Zappalà, M.; Belli, E.. - In: LA CLINICA TERAPEUTICA. - ISSN 0009-9074. - 173:3(2022), pp. 203-206. [10.7417/CT.2022.2418]
Multiple synchronous bilateral neoplasms of the parotid glands
W. Colangeli;V. Facchini
;A. Kapitonov;M. Zappalà;E. Belli
2022
Abstract
In this paper we report the rare case of a patient who came to our attention with three synchronous Warthin tumours affecting both the right and left parotid glands. The patient was a 68-year-old female, heavy smoker, with a seven-year history of painless growing nodules in both pre-auricular areas. Left-sided subtotal parotidectomy and contralateral superficial parotidectomy were performed at two different surgical times. Multiple, simultaneous and bilateral Warthin tumours represent a rare pathological entity of the salivary glands. Careful preoperative examination and radiological evaluation of the salivary glands are critical for the early diagnosis of bilateral synchronous tumours.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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