J Korean Radiol Soc.  1984 Dec;20(4):795-803. 10.3348/jkrs.1984.20.4.795.

Ultrasonography in salivary gland disease

• Kang EY
• Cha SS
• Cha SH
• Seol HY
• Chung KB
• Suh WH

• KMID: 2462970
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1984.20.4.795

Abstract

Recently, CT scan, CT sialogram, radionuclide imaging and ultasonogram are widely applicated in conjuctionwith conventional studies such as plain film, sialogram and arteriogram for the diagnosis of salivary glanddisease. Among them, ultrasonogram porvides safe, noninvasive, and reliable way to diagnose salivary glanddisease. Authors evaluated ultrasonographic and sialographic findings of patients with suspected salivary glanddisease in 16 cases at Korea University Hosital for 8 months. (from Dec. 1983 to Aug. 1984). The following resultsare observed. 1. Final diagnosis of 16 cases were 2 cases of stone, 1 case of pleomorphic adenoma, 2 cases ofneurilemmoma, 3 cases of chronic sialademitis, 1 case of abscess, 2 cases of Retention cyst, 1 case of psendocyst,1 case of tuberculous lymphadenopathy, and 3 cases of normal finding. 2. Diagnostic ultrasonogram providesaccurate information for the size, location and character of the lesion, and differentiates intragladular lesionsfrom extraglandular ones. 3. Ultrasonogram is one of convenient, reliable and initial modality for the diagnosisof salivary gland disease.

MeSH Terms

Abscess
Adenoma, Pleomorphic
Diagnosis
Humans
Korea
Lymphatic Diseases
Radionuclide Imaging
Salivary Gland Diseases*
Salivary Glands*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography*