title: The use of intraoral ultrasound in the characterization of minor salivary gland malignancy: report of two cases.
abstract: It is generally accepted that ultrasound is now the first line of imaging of palpable lumps of the neck. Standardized protocols exist for the evaluation of thyroid, salivary gland and nodal disease, and sonography is increasingly being used in the characterization of intraoral soft tissue lesions. Here, we present two cases where intraoral sonography was invaluable in the early detection of oral malignancy.
authors.affiliation: 1 X-ray Department, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.affiliation: 2 Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: 3 Oral Medicine, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rudralingam
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010159:Palate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods