ArticleHead & face medicine2021
Clinicopathological features of incidental parotid lesions.
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- Active Surveillance for Pleomorphic Adenomas of the Parotid-Tumor Growth Rate, Potential Malignancy, and Surgical Sequalae.Journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Parotidectomy for deep lobe pleomorphic adenomas is associated with higher rates of complications and recurrence.Head & neck · 2024Article
- An ultrasound-based ensemble machine learning model for the preoperative classification of pleomorphic adenoma and Warthin tumor in the parotid gland.European radiology · 2024Article
- Preoperative Diagnosis of Warthin Tumors Combining Cytological, Clinical and Ultrasonographic Information within a Multidisciplinary Approach in a Lump Clinic.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Incidentalomas in the head & neck.The British journal of radiology · 2023Review
- Prevalence and Clinical Implications of Incidentally Detected Parotid Lesions as Blind Spot on Brain MRI: A Single-Center Experience.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this study is to determine the histopathological spectrum and risk of primary malignancy of asymptomatic parotid lesions incidentally discovered on cross-sectional imaging.
methodsOver a 10-year period, 154 patients underwent 163 ultrasound-guided parotid lesion biopsies at our institution. This retrospective chart review included 89 lesions in 87 patients with asymptomatic parotid lesions discovered on cross-sectional imaging studies performed for unrelated clinical indications. The histopathologic findings of all sampled lesions were reviewed. We evaluated the patient demographics and pathological diagnoses of sampled parotid lesions to determine the histopathological spectrum and risk of malignancy.
resultsThe average age was 67.5 years and 92 % were males. 25 % of patients had bilateral lesions. The average size of the parotid lesions was 1.5 cm and 91 % were located in the superficial lobe. 92.1 % of lesions were benign with Warthin tumor being the most common diagnosis followed by pleomorphic adenoma. 2.3 % of lesions were primary parotid malignant neoplasms, while 5.6 % were metastatic lesions in patients with known malignancy.
conclusionsThe incidence of primary parotid malignant neoplasm in asymptomatic incidentally discovered parotid lesions is low. Imaging or clinical follow-up may be considered in patients with incidental parotid lesions who prefer to avoid biopsy.
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