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Warthin's tumor primarily affects older individuals (age 60–70 years). There is a slight male predilection according to recent studies. The tumor is slow growing, painless, and usually appears in the tail of the parotid gland near the angle of the
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This Warthin's tumor presented as a parotid mass in a middle-aged male, who underwent superficial parotidectomy. The tumor, at the right of the image, is well-demarcated from the adjacent parotid tissue and tends to shell out from
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cells with abundant, granular, eosinophilic cytoplasm. The cystic spaces have epithelium referred to as papillary infoldings that protrude into them. Additionally, the epithelium has lymphoid stroma with
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Histopathology of Warthin tumor in the parotid gland. Higher magnification of a file "Warthin tumor (1).jpg". H&E stain.
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Histopathology of Warthin tumor in the parotid gland. Another view of a file "Warthin tumor (1).jpg". H&E stain.
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of Warthin's tumor, with typical cellular features (and a relatively uncommon binucleated cell).
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Relative incidence of parotid tumors, with Warthin's tumor near top right.
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Kahn, Michael A. Basic Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Volume 1. 2001.
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Its cause is unknown, but there is a strong association with cigarette
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is unique. There are cystic spaces surrounded by two uniform rows of
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Histopathology of Warthin tumor in the parotid gland. H&E stain.
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of a Warthin tumor showing the characteristic bilayered epithelium.
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Köybaşioğlu FF, Önal B, Han Ü, Adabağ A, Şahpaz A (2020).
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Psychogios G, Vlastos I, Thölken R, Zenk J (July 2020).
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