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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Warthin's tumor was first discovered by Hildebrand, a German surgeon, in 1895. | |||
==Discovery== | ==Discovery== | ||
* Warthin's tumor was first discovered by Hildebrand, in 1895 who consider it as a variant of epithelial cyst of the neck. | * Warthin's tumor was first discovered by Hildebrand, in 1895 who consider it as a variant of epithelial cyst of the neck. | ||
* In 1910, Albrecht and Artz reported two cases of tumors of salivary gland. | * In 1910, Albrecht and Artz reported two cases of tumors of salivary gland. | ||
* It is named for pathologist | * It is named for pathologist Aldred Scott Warthin, who described two cases in 1929 as papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum.<ref>{{cite book|last=Witt|first=Robert L. (ed.)|title=Salivary Gland Diseases: Surgical and Medical Management|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=DzeFVDYopvIC&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=%22aldred+scott+warthin%22+%22warthin's+tumor%22&source=bl&ots=v-nCH5DEja&sig=f8AlXXo5mQba_rnJeR6bMAtQXUM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uiOaUurDG4v8oAS_1oLgAQ&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22aldred%20scott%20warthin%22%20%22warthin's%20tumor%22&f=false|year=2005|publisher=Thieme Medical Publishers|location=New York|isbn=1-58890-414-8|page=123|chapter=Chapter 9 "Benign tumors, cysts, and tumor-like conditions of the salivary glands }}</ref> | ||
* The term Warthin's tumor was given to avoid confusion.<ref> Head and Neck: Salivary gland tumors: Warthin's tumors. atlasgeneticsoncology (2015). http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/Tumors/WarthinsTumID5424.html Accessed on Dece,ber 14, 2015</ref> | * The term Warthin's tumor was given to avoid confusion.<ref> Head and Neck: Salivary gland tumors: Warthin's tumors. atlasgeneticsoncology (2015). http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/Tumors/WarthinsTumID5424.html Accessed on Dece,ber 14, 2015</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
Warthin's tumor was first discovered by Hildebrand, a German surgeon, in 1895.
Discovery
- Warthin's tumor was first discovered by Hildebrand, in 1895 who consider it as a variant of epithelial cyst of the neck.
- In 1910, Albrecht and Artz reported two cases of tumors of salivary gland.
- It is named for pathologist Aldred Scott Warthin, who described two cases in 1929 as papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum.[1]
- The term Warthin's tumor was given to avoid confusion.[2]
References
- ↑ Witt, Robert L. (ed.) (2005). "Chapter 9 "Benign tumors, cysts, and tumor-like conditions of the salivary glands". Salivary Gland Diseases: Surgical and Medical Management. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers. p. 123. ISBN 1-58890-414-8.
- ↑ Head and Neck: Salivary gland tumors: Warthin's tumors. atlasgeneticsoncology (2015). http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/Tumors/WarthinsTumID5424.html Accessed on Dece,ber 14, 2015