Introduction Warthin tumor is described as papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum and is the second most common tumor of the parotid glands. Bilateral synchronous incidence is rare, occurring in 7 to 10% of the cases. It is more common in males between 60 and 70 years of age and is closely related to smoking. There is slow growth and the condition is a delimited nodule of regular outlines; it has low rates of malignant progression and recurrence. Objective Report a case of synchronous bilateral Warthin tumor occurring in an elderly patient, and review incidence and peculiarities of this tumor. Case Report A 78-year-old man who used to smoke had a history of mild pain in the topography of right parotid three weeks ago. Patient with hypertension, diabetes and a longtime smoker (smoking a pack per day for 32 years) noticed a progressive bulging in the right parotid region for about 2.5 years ago, and noticed another progressive bulging (althought in the left parotid region), for about one year ago. Patient denied fever, redness, skin lesions and pain during this period until last three weeks, when he sought medical attention for a mild pain in the right facial region. The patient underwent cervical magnetic resonance imaging that showed tumor lesions in both parotids. Fine needle aspiration revealed a typical lesion of epithelial oxyphilic cells associated with reactive lymphoid proliferation, suggesting Warthin tumor. The patient underwent two superficial parotidectomies, and the histopathologic result from both tumors of parotid glands showed papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum. Conclusion The occurrence of synchronous bilateral Warthin tumor is extremely rare, and anamnesis and physical examination, as well as some complementary examinations, are important means for diagnostic evaluation. Confirmation of the diagnosis can only be obtained through a histopathologic study. A superficial or total parotidectomy is the recommended treatment for the disease.

FUNDAMENTO: No Brasil, desde 2001, as anomalias congênitas constituem a segunda causa de morte em crianças menores de um ano, respondendo os defeitos cardiovasculares por 39,4% destes óbitos. OBJETIVOS: Conhecer a prevalência e as características das malformações cardíacas congênitas em necropsias pediátricas realizadas no Hospital Regional da Asa Sul, Brasília, DF, de janeiro de 1996 a dezembro de 2007. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo, transversal, sendo revisadas 1591 necropsias realizadas de janeiro de 1996 a dezembro de 2007 e encontradas 189 (11,9%) com malformações cardíacas congênitas, incluídas neste trabalho. RESULTADOS: As anomalias cardíacas foram observadas principalmente no grupo dos neomortos (117/61,9%), seguindo-se o grupo dos natimortos (35/18,5%), o grupo dos lactentes (30/15,9%) e o grupo dos pré-escolares (7/3,7%), não havendo nenhum caso entre os escolares. As principais alterações detectadas nessa população foram: a comunicação interatrial em 96 pacientes (27%), a comunicação interventricular em 66 (18,5%) e a persistência do canal arterial em 51 (14,3%), sem predomínio entre os sexos. Em 133 pacientes (70,4%), as cardiopatias eram múltiplas e em 96 (50,8%) estavam associadas a anomalias de outros órgãos e sistemas; dentre esses, 45 (23,8%) apresentaram cardiopatias como componentes de síndromes, destacando-se a alta prevalência de doenças cromossômicas, especialmente as trissomias, em todas as faixas etárias. CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados deste trabalho mostram elevada prevalência de anomalias cardíacas congênitas em nosso meio e distribuição e associações semelhantes às observadas em países desenvolvidos. A elevada mortalidade associada a essas anomalias alerta para a necessidade de pesquisas mais abrangentes a fim de se conhecer os fatores de risco e buscar a prevenção primária de alguns desses defeitos.

BACKGROUND: In Brazil, since 2001, the congenital abnormalities have represented the second cause of death in children younger than one year, with cardiovascular defects being responsible for 39.4% of these deaths. OBJECTIVES: To establish the prevalence and the characteristics of the congenital cardiac malformations in pediatric necropsies performed in Hospital Regional da Asa Sul, Brasília, DF, Brazil, from January 1996 to December 2007. METHODS: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study that reviewed 1,591 necropsies performed from January 1996 to December 2007 and found 189 (11.9%) with congenital cardiac malformations, included in this study. RESULTS: The cardiac abnormalities were observed mainly in the group of live births (117/61.9%), followed by the stillbirths (35/18.5%), the infant group (30/15.9%) and the preschoolers' group (7/3.7%), with no cases identified among school-aged children. The main alterations detected were: interatrial communication in 96 patients (27%), interventricular communication in 66 patients (18.5%) and patent ductus arteriosus in 51 (14.3%), with no predominance of either sex. In 133 patients (70.4%), the cardiopathies were multiple and in 96 (50.8%) they were associated with anomalies in other organs and systems; among these, 45 (23.8%) presented cardiopathies as syndrome components, especially trisomies, at all age ranges. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the present study show a high prevalence of congenital cardiac anomalies in our country and distribution and association that were similar to the ones observed in developed countries. The high mortality associated to such anomalies highlights the need for more comprehensive research in order to identify the risk factors and seek the primary prevention of some of these defects.

Os autores descrevem o caso de uma paciente de 54 anos de idade com carcinoma adenóide cístico de traquéia ao nível da cricóide, na qual foi realizada ressecção extensa, incluindo a laringe, parte da traquéia e esôfago. A reconstrução do trato digestivo foi através do tubo gástrico e a via aérea pela construção de uma traqueostomia mediastinal. Cinco anos mais tarde foi removida uma recorrência tumoral cutânea no pescoço. Sete anos depois do procedimento original, foi notada nova recorrência no mediastino, que respondeu à irradiação. A paciente encontra-se muito bem atualmente, oito anos e cinco meses após o procedimento.

The authors describe the case of a 54 year-old female with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea at the cricoid level upon whom extensive surgical resection was performed, including the larynx, part of the trachea and esophagus. Reconstruction of the digestive tract was done by means of a gastric tube and the airway with a mediastinal tracheostomy. Five years after the original procedure there was a local cutaneous recurrence which was removed. Seven years later the disease recurred in the mediastinum, which responded to irradiation. The patient is alive and well eight years and five months after the operation.