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Warthin’s Tumor of Bilateral Parotid Glands: A Case Report

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Bilateral Warthin’s tumours of parotid constitute a small proportion of all salivary gland tumours. We present a case report of surgical management of a prototype case.

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  1. Calcutta Institute of Maxillofacial Surgery & Research, 200, Rajdanga, Nabapally, Kolkata, 700 078, India

    Srijon Mukherji & Sunit Sheth

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Mukherji, S., Sheth, S. Warthin’s Tumor of Bilateral Parotid Glands: A Case Report. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 11, 483–486 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-010-0099-3

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