title: Sonographically guided core biopsy of the salivary gland masses: safety and efficacy.
abstract: Over an 8-year period, we performed ultrasonography (US)-guided core biopsy of the salivary gland in 37 patients using an 1l-mm-throw 18-gauge automated biopsy system. The biopsy results were retrospectively compared with the findings of surgical pathology (n=18) or more than 6 months of clinical follow-up (n=19). The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of US-guided core biopsy for the diagnosis of malignancy were 75.0%, 96.6%, and 91.9%, respectively. No immediate or delayed complications occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada-cho, Kahoku 920-0293, Japan. staki@kanazawa-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Suzuka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taki
authors.forename: Tamaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Akimitsu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terahata
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinuya
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tonami
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional