title: Warthin tumor of the upper lip: an unusual location of a benign salivary gland tumor.
abstract: Warthin tumor (papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum) is a benign salivary gland tumor involving almost exclusively the parotid gland. The lip is a very unusual location for this type of tumor, which develops only rarely in minor salivary glands. The case of 42-year-old woman with Warthin tumor arising in minor salivary glands of the upper lip is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, Division of Pathology, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aroldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: dos Santos Almeida
authors.forename: João Adolfo
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Costa Hanemann
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tostes Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*