[Radiodiagnosis of salivary gland neoplasia].
To evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing salivary gland neoplasms, 99 patients (benign tumor--72; salivary cyst--4 and malignant tumor--23) were examined. Also, 84 ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsies were performed. Both US and CT showed high diagnostic potential in dealing with bulky lesions of the glands. Although sensitivity was 55.6 and 66.7, specificity--98.2 and 98.7 and accuracy of differential diagnosis between benign and malignant lesions--87.6 and 91.8%, respectively, differential diagnosis of benign and malignant tumors on the basis of US and CT evidence alone is not possible.
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I.P. Pavlov State Medical University, St. Petersburg.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography