title: [Diagnostic echography in tumefactions of the parotid space].
abstract: The reliability of the echographic approach to the diagnosis of expansive lesions of the parotid area has been evaluated by comparing in 45 patients the echographic data with the results of the clinical and/or histopathological investigations. There was a satisfactory agreement between conclusions based on the two approaches. In particular, echography was able to differentiate between: (a) intra- and extraglandular nodules; (b) diffuse and focal involvement of the gland and, (c) malignant and nonmalignant proliferative processes.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Ortognatodonzia, Università di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bevilacqua
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lancia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buccilli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Ecografia diagnostica nelle tumefazioni della loggia parotidea.