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[[Surgery]] is the mainstay of treatment for Warthin's tumor. | [[Surgery]] is the mainstay of treatment for Warthin's tumor. | ||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
* | * Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for Warthin's tumor. Recurrence is rare, occurring in 6 - 12% of cases. Warthin's tumor is highly unlikely to become [[malignant]]. | ||
* [[Surgery]] should be followed by careful observation to watch for changes in the tumor over time.<ref name="pmid12593546">{{cite journal| author=Gooden E, Witterick IJ, Hacker D, Rosen IB, Freeman JL| title=Parotid gland tumours in 255 consecutive patients: Mount Sinai Hospital's quality assurance review. | journal=J Otolaryngol | year= 2002 | volume= 31 | issue= 6 | pages= 351-4 | pmid=12593546 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12593546 }} </ref>. Frey syndrome has been successfully treated with injections of botulinum toxin A<ref>Salivary gland tumor. Cancer.gov (2016). http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/salivary-gland-treatment-pdq Accessed on January 4, 2016</ref> | * [[Surgery]] should be followed by careful observation to watch for changes in the tumor over time.<ref name="pmid12593546">{{cite journal| author=Gooden E, Witterick IJ, Hacker D, Rosen IB, Freeman JL| title=Parotid gland tumours in 255 consecutive patients: Mount Sinai Hospital's quality assurance review. | journal=J Otolaryngol | year= 2002 | volume= 31 | issue= 6 | pages= 351-4 | pmid=12593546 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12593546 }} </ref>. Frey syndrome has been successfully treated with injections of botulinum toxin A<ref>Salivary gland tumor. Cancer.gov (2016). http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/salivary-gland-treatment-pdq Accessed on January 4, 2016</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for Warthin's tumor.
Surgery
- Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for Warthin's tumor. Recurrence is rare, occurring in 6 - 12% of cases. Warthin's tumor is highly unlikely to become malignant.
- Surgery should be followed by careful observation to watch for changes in the tumor over time.[1]. Frey syndrome has been successfully treated with injections of botulinum toxin A[2]
References
- ↑ Gooden E, Witterick IJ, Hacker D, Rosen IB, Freeman JL (2002). "Parotid gland tumours in 255 consecutive patients: Mount Sinai Hospital's quality assurance review". J Otolaryngol. 31 (6): 351–4. PMID 12593546.
- ↑ Salivary gland tumor. Cancer.gov (2016). http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/salivary-gland-treatment-pdq Accessed on January 4, 2016