Adenolymphoma: A probing entity: Case report and review

Warthin's tumor undoubtedly is the most frequent monomorphic adenoma of the major salivary glands. Clinically, it appears as a slow-growing tumor often fluctuant on palpation due to its cystic nature. The treatment of choice is complete excision with wide tumor-free margins. This article highli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Singh, Anand Pratap, Tandon, Ankita, Chowdhary, Aman, Mujoo, Sheetal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3783811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24082763
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.116999
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Sumario:Warthin's tumor undoubtedly is the most frequent monomorphic adenoma of the major salivary glands. Clinically, it appears as a slow-growing tumor often fluctuant on palpation due to its cystic nature. The treatment of choice is complete excision with wide tumor-free margins. This article highlights a case of Warthin's tumor of the parotid gland in an elderly male patient along with a review of the literature on the aforementioned pathology.

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