Yerli Hasan, Avci Suat, Aydin Erdinc, Arikan Unser
Department of Radiology, Zubeyde Hanim Practice and Research Center, Baskent University, Izmir, Turkey.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2010 Mar;109(3):e95-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.10.033. Epub 2009 Dec 6.
Metaplastic Warthin tumor is a rarely seen subtype of Warthin tumor. It can resemble squamous carcinomas histopathologically, because it contains atypical squamous cells on the necrotic surface. Making a diagnosis can become easier by knowing this entity of Warthin tumor well and by correlating the radiologic findings with pathology. In this case presentation, imaging features of a metaplastic Warthin tumor are presented together with its histopathologic findings. When a solid mass with peripheral enhancing cystic-necrotic component and well defined contour and capsule that shows early enhancement and washout is identified with imaging methods in parotid gland, metaplastic Warthin tumor should be indicated in the differential diagnosis before the histopathologic evaluation.
