{"title":"Lipomatous Metaplasia in a Warthin Tumor: A Rare Histopathological Finding.","authors":"Asiye Üzümcü, Melek Büyük, Beyza Nur Baysal, Neslihan Berker, Mine Güllüoğlu","doi":"10.1007/s12105-025-01822-x","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present a case of Warthin tumor (WT) exhibiting lipomatous metaplasia. This rare histopathological feature can mimic lipomatous lesions, particularly in hypocellular samples, and should be recognized as a potential diagnostic pitfall. Recognition of this feature is important to avoid diagnostic errors.</p>","PeriodicalId":520636,"journal":{"name":"Head and neck pathology","volume":"19 1","pages":"80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12227378/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Head and neck pathology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-025-01822-x","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We present a case of Warthin tumor (WT) exhibiting lipomatous metaplasia. This rare histopathological feature can mimic lipomatous lesions, particularly in hypocellular samples, and should be recognized as a potential diagnostic pitfall. Recognition of this feature is important to avoid diagnostic errors.