30 November 2023
: Case report
Uncommon Coexistence of Pleomorphic Adenoma and Warthin’s Tumor in a Painfully Swollen Left Parotid Gland: A Surgical Case Report
Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Gilbert Georg Klamminger12BCDEF, Christian IssingDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.940985
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e940985
Table 1. An overview of published cases of unilateral synchronous PA & WT of the parotid gland and their clinical details within the last 30 years (1993–2023). Other combinations of multiple parotid tumors with different histology were not considered.
| Author/year | Age/sex | Tumor entities | Location | Time of occurrence | Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horisk et al (2019) []7 | 61 years/M | PA & WT | Right parotid gland | Synchronous | Asymptomatic lesion | Ultrasound scan, cytology, MRI scan | Surgery, extracapsular dissection |
| Heine et al (2018) []22 | 71 years/F | PA & WT | Right parotid gland | Synchro-nous | Slowly growing affect | Ultrasound scan, elasto-graphy | Surgery |
| Heine et al (2018) []22 | 68 years/F | PA & WT | Right parotid gland | Synchro-nous | Indolent lesions | Ultrasound scan | NS |
| Herce-López et al (2009) []8 | 55 years/F | PA & WT | Left parotid gland (superficial lobe) | Synchro-nous | Asymptomatic swelling | CT scan, FNAC | Left superficial parotidectomy |
| Godden et al (2000) []9 | 50 years/F | PA & WT | Right parotid gland | Synchro-nous | Asymptomatic swelling | FNAC, CT scan | Right superficial parotidectomy |
| Franzen et al (1996) []10 | 50 years/M | PA & WT | Left parotid gland | Synchro-nous | Asymptomatic swelling | Ultrasound scan | Subtotal parotidectomy |
| F – female; FNAC – fine-needle aspiration cytology; M – male; ns – not specified; PA – pleomorphic adenoma; WT – Warthin’s tumor. | |||||||






