# Can I keep my Warthin's Tumor?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-keep-my-warthins-tumor/483482>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 29, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-keep-my-warthins-tumor/483482 "2009-01-29T01:54:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-keep-my-warthins-tumor/483482/1 "2009-01-29T01:54:44Z")

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Hoping a Doc can drop in and tell me how big Warthin’s Tumors can get.

That is all.

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**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-keep-my-warthins-tumor/483482/2 "2009-01-29T12:39:17Z")

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Shouldn’t you contact your own doctor, y’know, in real life?

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**Author:** ![wiley\_keeton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@wiley\_keeton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wiley_keeton)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-keep-my-warthins-tumor/483482/3 "2009-01-29T15:04:36Z")

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Thank you so much for your helpful and knowledgeable contribution to my question.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-keep-my-warthins-tumor/483482/4 "2009-01-29T15:13:55Z")

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😕 MPD? 😕

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**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-keep-my-warthins-tumor/483482/5 "2009-01-29T15:16:35Z")

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> [@wiley\_keeton](#):
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> Thank you so much for your helpful and knowledgeable contribution to my question.

Why not just check google or Wikipedia then?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-keep-my-warthins-tumor/483482/6 "2009-01-29T15:19:01Z")

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Are the adoption papers in order?

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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-keep-my-warthins-tumor/483482/7 "2009-01-29T15:21:50Z")

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I’m going to close this thread for now because I believe the OP is seeking medical advice. To the OP: If you are asking a more general academic question about these tumors, go ahead and start another thread and say that in the OP.

**Gfactor**  
General Questions Moderator