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The patient is a 68-year-old male, smoker of one pack a day for the last 40 years, with no known drug allergies. He is not hypertensive, diabetic or dyslipidaemic. He has undergone cataract surgery.
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Our patient had been seen in internal medicine a year earlier due to sciatica and oedema in the lower limbs that had been developing for a month. During the clinical examination, two hard, painless masses were casually palpated in both parotid glands, which led to a request for an ultrasound scan of these glands and a FNA of the lesions detected in them. His family doctor undertook to carry out both techniques (ultrasound and FNA).
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- Ultrasound report: "At the level of the superficial lobe of the right parotid gland, two hypoechogenic nodular lesions of solid appearance were identified, one more lateral of 32 mm and with well-defined borders and the other more medial and deep of about 38 mm. At the level of the superficial lobe of the left parotid a hypoechogenic and heterogeneous nodular lesion (solid/microcystic), with mameloned contours and microcalcifications inside, vascularised and about 32 mm ".
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- FNA report:
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- FNA of left parotid area: cytology negative for malignant cells, compatible with Warthin's tumour.
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- FNA of right parotid area: cytology negative for malignant cells, compatible with Warthin's tumour. (Bilateral).
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- MRI report: "Multiple heterogeneous nodular lesions are observed in both parotid glands. Some of these lesions present multicystic areas, with hyperintense content, in relation to proteinaceous/hematic content and all of them present intense enhancement. Compatible with multicentric and bilateral Warthin's tumour".
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The patient is awaiting surgery by the maxillofacial surgery department for a multifocal and bilateral Warthin's tumour.
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