Ischaemic necrosis and facial palsy in Warthin's tumour of the parotid gland.
A 72-year-old patient with a Warthin's tumor of the right parotid gland developed massive necrosis of the tumour associated with temporary facial palsy with subsequent macroscopic tumour disappearance.
Maini
Sangeeta
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Department of ENT, Royal Gloucestershire Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester GLI 3NN, UK. sangeetamaini@hotmail.com
Osborne
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D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013256:Steroids
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013256:Steroids