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ArticleJournal of ultrasound2021

Multiparametric ultrasound evaluation of parotid gland tumors: B-mode and color Doppler in comparison and in combination with contrast-enhanced ultrasound and elastography. A case report of a misleading diagnosis.

Antonello Rubini, Olga Guiban, Vito Cantisani, Ferdinando D'Ambrosio

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Article in Journal of ultrasound, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Clinico-histopathological review of 255 patients who underwent parotidectomy for pleomorphic adenoma: a 10-year retrospective study-a proposal for an optimal diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm for patients with recurrent pleomorphic adenoma.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023
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  3. Perfusion analysis of benign parotid gland tumors by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS).European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Antonello RubiniDepartment of Radiology, Anatomo-Pathology and Oncology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. anto.rubini@alice.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1992-2737
Olga GuibanDepartment of Radiology, Anatomo-Pathology and Oncology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Vito CantisaniDepartment of Radiology, Anatomo-Pathology and Oncology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Ferdinando D'AmbrosioDepartment of Radiology, Anatomo-Pathology and Oncology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preoperative characterization of parotid gland tumors using imaging or cytological examination (fine-needle aspiration cytology) has a strong clinical and therapeutic impact, but it is often difficult due to the tumors' histological heterogeneity. The recent introduction of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and elastography, in the context of multiparametric ultrasound evaluation, contributed to improving the preoperative diagnosis of many diseases affecting the liver, breast, and thyroid, as well as other organs. However, limited evidence is available on the use and the diagnostic power of these techniques in parotid gland neoplasms. In this paper, we present a case of a parotid lesion that highlights the importance of a complete workup using multiparametric ultrasound evaluation, including CEUS and elastography, to identify malignant tumors of the parotid gland.

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Parotid NeoplasmsAged, 80 and overElasticity Imaging TechniquesHumansMaleParotid GlandSensitivity and SpecificityUltrasonographyCEUSElastographyHead and neckParotid glandUltrasound

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PMID32378165
PMCPMC8363712
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