title: The radiologic diagnosis of malignant tumors of the salivary glands.
abstract: Radiologic investigation of possible salivary gland malignancy may answer in part questions concerning the lesion under study. Is it an invasive tumor, as evidenced by tissue destruction? Is the tumor intrinsic or extrinsic in origin to the salivary gland? Does the tumor extend into the deep portion of the salivary gland or beyond it into surrounding soft tissues? Sialography plays the major diagnostic role in consideration of the radiologic diagnosis of malignant tumors of the salivary glands. However, certain advanced radiologic modalities such as salivary gland scanning with sodium pertechnetate or 67Gallium citrate, as well as cervical ultrasound and computed tomography, may prove useful. This paper attempts to provide some answers to these questions.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012796:Sialography; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*