TY - JOUR
T1 - Lymphoepithelial lesion of the parotid gland
AU - Goto, T. K.
AU - Shimizut, M.
AU - Kobayashi, I.
AU - Chikui, T.
AU - Kanda, S.
AU - Toshitani, K.
AU - Shiratsuchi, Y.
AU - Yoshida, K.
PY - 2002/5/1
Y1 - 2002/5/1
N2 - We describe a case of lymphoepithelial lesion of the parotid gland, also known as salivary lymphoepithelial lesion. Lymphoepithelial lesions are usually seen in conjunction with autoimmune disease of the salivary glands and these lesions do not always remain benign. Our case consisted of two masses that had different imaging features. Moreover, we could investigate the changes of the size and internal architecture on imaging due to the postponement of surgical intervention on the masses. At review 6 months later, the size of the masses had increased. The aims of this paper were to: (1) investigate the contribution of gray-scale sonography, power Doppler sonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography to the diagnosis; and (2) consider the appropriate imaging modality to follow-up this case to monitor for recurrence or malignant transformation.
AB - We describe a case of lymphoepithelial lesion of the parotid gland, also known as salivary lymphoepithelial lesion. Lymphoepithelial lesions are usually seen in conjunction with autoimmune disease of the salivary glands and these lesions do not always remain benign. Our case consisted of two masses that had different imaging features. Moreover, we could investigate the changes of the size and internal architecture on imaging due to the postponement of surgical intervention on the masses. At review 6 months later, the size of the masses had increased. The aims of this paper were to: (1) investigate the contribution of gray-scale sonography, power Doppler sonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography to the diagnosis; and (2) consider the appropriate imaging modality to follow-up this case to monitor for recurrence or malignant transformation.
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U2 - 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600690
DO - 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600690
M3 - Article
C2 - 12058269
AN - SCOPUS:0036560559
VL - 31
SP - 198
EP - 203
JO - Dentomaxillofacial Radiology
JF - Dentomaxillofacial Radiology
SN - 0250-832X
IS - 3
ER -