FROM 1940 to 1968 inclusive, 673 patients with parotid swelling, excepting postoperative and chronic infective parotitis, were seen at the Edinburgh Radiotherapy Department. The initial diagnosis of adenolymphoma in 41 patients was confirmed in 34 (5.05 per cent). A retrospective analysis of the rec
Ultrasound of the parotid gland
β Scribed by Harvey L. Neiman; Joseph F. Phillips; Darrell A. Jaques; Thomas L. Brown
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 434 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Five cases of parotid gland masses were studied by ultrasound. Only retention cysts and true cysts of the parotid gland appear sonolucent at low and high gain settings. Benign and malignant tumor present as solid masses except for the Warthin's tumor which is sonolucent at lower gain settings but has a lattice of internal echoes at higher gain settings.
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