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

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

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.

DOI: 10.4236/ojst.2012.21011                

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

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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