Sclerosing polycystic adenosis: a case report.
About 70 to 80 percent of all salivary gland neoplasms, the majority of which are benign, arise in the parotid gland. Sclerosing Polycystic Adenosis (SPA) is a relatively unknown and newly described entity that is considered to be benign in nature. A 55-year-old patient was treated for SPA in our hospital. The diagnostic work-up consisted of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) and histological examination. However, in our case, both the cytological appearance, which usually has a high accuracy in discriminating benign from malignant lesions, and the appearance on MR images, mimicked a malignant tumour. This case report illustrates the importance of an adequate histological confirmation of the work-up diagnosis.
Kloppenborg
R P
RP
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Utrecht University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Sepmeijer
J W
JW
Sie-Go
D M D S
DM
de Ru
J A
JA
Slootweg
P J
PJ
D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome