Two Cases of Extraparotid Warthin ’s Tumor in Lateral Cervical Region

Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 2010;26(2):232-235.
Published online November 30, 2010.

Kyung Min Choi;Si Chang Yang;Seung Woo Kim

측경부에 발생한 이하선외 Warthin씨 종양 2예

최경민;양시창;김승우

Abstract

Extraparotid Warthin’s tumor(EPWT) is a rare disease entity; its incidence is about 8% of Warthin’s tumor (WT). The periparotid and upper cervical lymph nodes are the most predilection sites. The lymphoid tissue of WT can act like a regional lymph node, and the necrosis and inflammation within the tumor are well known. In our cases, both 81-year-old man and 58-year-old man were visited our clinic, presented with upper lateral neck mass that had been present for the last few months. We operated the excisional biopsy in level ll of neck. The pathologic examination was proven to be EPWT. We report the unique two cases of extraparotid Warthin’s tumor with literature review.

Key Words: Extraparotid, Warthin’s tumor, Warthin씨 종양.