Inflammation following invasive procedures for Warthin's tumour: A retrospective case series.

Uri AlkanY ShkedyA MizrachiT ShpitzerA PopovtzerG Bachar

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2017)

Warthin's tumour is associated with a tenfold higher risk of inflammation compared to other parotid tumours following invasive procedures. Clinicians should be alert to this complication in order to initiate proper treatment and patients must be properly counselled.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
clinical decision support
replacement therapy