Synchronous unilateral parotid neoplasms of different histological types

The occurrence of multiple tumours in the salivary glands is an unusual phenomenon and the simultaneous development of tumours different types is extremely rare. Two cases are presented with synchronous tumours of the parotid gland of different histological types. The first was a Warthin tumour in combination with a metastatic lung carcinoma and the second was a pleomorphic adenoma in combination with non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphoma.