title: Warthin's tumor of the hard palate.
abstract: Warthin's Tumor (WT) or papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum is typically located in parotid gland. Extraparotid localization of WTs (EPWT) was rarely described in ectopic salivary tissue in the latero-cervical and para-parotid lymph nodes. Localization in the hard palate is exceptional. This paper describes pre-surgical diagnostic work up and surgical management of a solitary WT localized in the hard palate as found in a 27-year-old Caucasian woman. With consideration of uncertain pre-surgical diagnosis obtained with FNAC, intraoperative histologic examination of frozen sections was planned. Conservative surgical approach was performed. After WT was diagnosed with histology, a local bone curettage was made. Clinical and radiographic follow-up at 12th month was negative for relapse.
authors.affiliation: Maxillo-Facial Surgery Department of La Sapienza University, Il Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Becelli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morello
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Renzi
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dominici
mesh_terms: D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome