Sclerotherapy for the treatment of Warthin’s tumour of the parotid - Open Journal of Stomatology

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Open Journal of Stomatology

Volume 2, Issue 1 (March 2012)

ISSN Print: 2160-8709 ISSN Online: 2160-8717

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Sclerotherapy for the treatment of Warthin’s tumour of the parotid ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojst.2012.21011 5,990 Downloads 9,325 Views Citations

Author(s)

Margarita Mesa Marrero, Natalia Carrasco Fons, Elena Hernández Montero, Marta Villarreal Salcedo

Affiliation(s)

Deparment of Radiology, Hospital de Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain.
Department Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital de Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Pharmacology, Hospital de Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain.

ABSTRACT

Warthin’s tumour (WT) is the second most common benign salivary gland tumour of the parotid gland. Several treatments have been proposed. Surgery is considered the treatment of choice. We report a case of an 83-year-old woman who was treated using sclerotherapy and discuss the possible benefits of this method. To our knowledge this is the first report on sclerotherapic treatment of WT.

KEYWORDS

Warthin’s Tumour; Parotid Gland; Doxycycline Sclerotherapy

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Marrero, M. , Fons, N. , Montero, E. and Salcedo, M. (2012) Sclerotherapy for the treatment of Warthin’s tumour of the parotid. Open Journal of Stomatology, 2, 60-62. doi: 10.4236/ojst.2012.21011.

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