what is warthin's tumor and how it is cured?!
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While the people above gave great answers. So I won't repeat what was said.
But I just had surgery to remove this tumor one month ago.
So I did alot of searching for information about this kind of surgery.
I found a website that is dedicated to this kind of tumor.
It is loaded with information, pictures, stories from others who are going through/been through this kind of surgery.
They have a forum where you can ask 100's of people, Questions you may have about before/during/after the operation.
My tumor was benign.(thank God)
Good luck to you or whoever is going through this.
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see link.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warthin's_tumor
"Warthin's tumor is a benign neoplasm of the salivary glands. An older name is papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum. It accounts for 4-15% of salivary gland neoplasms and is more common in men during their 6-7th decades. It almost exclusively occurs in the parotid gland and bilateral or multifocal tumors. The tumors present as a painless swelling, usually within the lower portion of the salivary gland."
It is benign so simple excision gets rid of it (cut it out). Lymphomas and carcinomatous transformation have been to known to arise, but not often.
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http://www.thedoctorsdoctor.com/diseases/warthinstumor.htm#pgx
A Warthin's tumour is a benign tumour that occurs almost exclusively in the parotid glands, primarily in the tail. It accounts for about 5% of all parotid tumours. 10% occur bilaterally. It usually arises after middle age, with a male:female ratio of 5:1. There is a strong association with smoking.
It is composed of large glandular acini, embedded in dense lymphoid tissue in which lymphoid follicles may be seen. It is thought to arise from the salivary duct epithelium, the lymphoid tissue originating from the lymphoid aggregates present in the normal parotid gland.
The tumour presents as a soft, cystic lump. It alone, among salivary neoplasms, will concentrate technetium 99m. Warthin tumours are said to exude a highly-characteristic yellow or brown fluid if damaged.
Treatment is by superficial parotidectomy. Recurrence is rare but a satellite lesion may enlarge and present as another tumour. Prognosis after operation is good
hpe u got ur answer
get well soon
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sum whr frm the net
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