[Multiple bilateral lymphatic adenomas of the parotid glands].
BACKGROUND
Multiple primary tumours of the parotid glands are very rare. They may occur unilaterally or bilaterally, synchronously or metachronously. Whartin's tumour is mostly find in bilateral parotid gland tumours.


METHODS
The authors present an unusual case of 60 years old man with bilateral, multifocal Whartin's tumour of the parotid glands. The tumours have appeared synchronously two years before the diagnosis was done. We performed bilateral superficial partial parotidectomy with removal of the tumours.


CONCLUSIONS
The multifocal, synchronous bilateral Whartin's tumours of the parotid glands are very rare. Minimal surgery procedures with tumour excision is the method of choice. The recurrence rate is very low.
Bilewicz
Robert
R
Katedra i Klinika Otolaryngologii Collegium Medicum im L Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika. robert.9383167@pharmanet.com.pl
Burduk
Paweł Krzysztof
PK
Burduk
Danuta
D
Kaźmierczak
Wojciech
W
D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome