title: Warthin's tumors and their relationship to lung cancer.
abstract: Warthin's tumors (WT) are frequently encountered in clinical practice and can be easily mis-identified. To date, there has been no proven association between WT and lung cancer. A retrospective chart review was conducted of records from 2008 to 2013 in the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Nineteen percent of patients had a diagnosis of lung cancer, compared to the general patient population, where 7.62% of males and 6.26% of females have a lifetime risk of developing lung cancer. Patients with WT are at heightened risk of lung malignancy; detection of WT may lead to earlier diagnosis of lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital,1 and Perlman Center for Advanced Medicine.
authors.forename: Christine Klimowicz
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Figueroa
authors.forename: Corey J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Langer
mesh_terms: D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Detection/Diagnosis; Epidemiology and Outreach; Lung Cancer; Risk and Prevention