Title of article :
Case report: Extraparotid Warthins tumour: usual tumour adjacent to usual site
Author/Authors :
Mutalib, NSA Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia - School of Medical Sciences - Dept of Otorhinolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Malaysia , Soleh, NM Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia - School of Medical Sciences - Dept of Otorhinolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Malaysia , Irfan, M Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia - School of Medical Sciences - Dept of Otorhinolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Malaysia
Abstract :
Lateral neck swelling is a common presentation in ORLpractice. The rants a thorough examination and investigation to narrow down the dif ferential diagnosis. Neoplasm need to be ruled out especially if the neck swelling present in an adult. We report a case of a lateral neck mass being treated as lymphadenopathy before the patient defaulted follow up. The patient represented after 3 years and investigations performed. FNAC revealed sialadenosis but radiologically and intra-operatively consistently showed the mass located outside parotid gland. The final diagnosis of Whartin s the HPE evaluation. The diagnosis dilemma is discussed.
Keywords :
Lateral neck selling , warthin s tumour , extra parotid
Journal title :
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science
Journal title :
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science