EXTRAPAROTID WARTHIN-TUMOR - CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS, CHALLENGES, ANDCONTROVERSIES

Extraparotid Warthin's tumors continue to challenge the head and neck surgeon's diagnostic and therapeutic skills, A series of six extraparo tid Warthin's tumors are presented to illustrate the need to keep a hi gh index of suspicion for this lesion in the workup of cystic masses i nvolving cervical levels II and III or in the event of a concomitant n eck mass and a parotid Warthin's tumor, Discussion of the debate surro unding the embryogenesis and histogenesis of extraparotid Warthin's tu mors follows, Clinical guidelines are suggested for the diagnosis, tre atment, and follow-up of patients with extraparotid Warthin's tumors.