title: Warthin's tumor of the larynx: a very rare case and systematic review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Warthin's tumor or cystadenolymphoma (CAL) is a benign salivary gland tumor occurring almost exclusively in the parotid gland. CALs of other locations are rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a laryngeal CAL detected in a positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) performed for breast cancer follow-up. The tumor was successfully treated by transoral surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Only 14 cases of laryngeal CAL are reported worldwide. These cases confirmed our experience of an uncomplicated and mostly successful transoral resection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CALs of the larynx are very rare. They are characterized by hypermetabolism in PET/CT. The increasing use of PET/CT investigations in cancer patients could give rise to more incidental findings of CALs at unusual locations such as the larynx.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. lluis.nisa@dkf.unibe.ch.|Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. lluis.nisa@dkf.unibe.ch.|Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. lluis.nisa@dkf.unibe.ch.
authors.forename: Lluís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nisa
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. basile.landis@hcuge.ch.|Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland. basile.landis@hcuge.ch.
authors.forename: Basile Nicolas
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Landis
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. cinziasalmina@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salmina
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland. angeliki.ailianou@hcuge.ch.
authors.forename: Angeliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ailianou
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pathology Division, Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. eva.diamantis@pathology.unibe.ch.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karamitopoulou
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. roland.giger@insel.ch.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giger
mesh_terms: D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018275:Carcinoma, Lobular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18