Synchronous benign and malignant tumors in the ipsilateral parotid gland.
Synchronous benign and malignant tumors in the ipsilateral salivary glands are extremely rare. We report a unique case of synchronous unilateral parotid tumors in a 71-year-old man. The main parotid lesion was preoperatively suggested to be adenocarcinoma by fine needle aspiration cytology. A coexisting Warthin's tumor was also diagnosed on microscopic examination of total parotidectomy specimens. We describe this case of rare synchronous salivary gland tumors exhibiting both benign and malignant components with a review of the literature.
Roh
Jong-Lyel
JL
Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. rohjl@amc.seoul.kr
Kim
Jin-Man
JM
Park
Chan Il
CI
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed