Clinical importance of preoperative fine needle aspiration biopsy and computed tomography in parotid gland masses

Authors : Ender Sahin, Ilhan Unlu, Elif Nisa Unlu, Zeynep Kaptan, Hakki Uzunkulaoglu, Ethem Erdal Samim, Kamil Gokce Tulaci, Yunus Karadavut
Pages : 16-22
Doi:10.18621/eurj.2016.2.1.16
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Publication Date : 2016-03-04
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Objectives. To determine the diagnostic value of fine needle aspiration biopsy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FNAB); and computed tomography insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CT); in parotid masses in the basis of postoperative histopathological results. Methods. The records of 68 patients diagnosed with a parotid mass and undergone parotis surgery between November 2004 and February 2011 were evaluated retrospectively. Preoperative FNAB and the CT findings were compared with postoperative histopathological findings. Results. The study included 36 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(58%); female and 26 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(42%); male patients. The mean age of the patients was 43.9 years. No statistically significant difference was detected with regards to the performances of both FNAB and the CT insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( p =0.797);. When it was evaluated in a detail, the performance of parotid CTinsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(81.82%); to diagnose a mass in parotid gland was relatively better than FNAB insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(72.73%);. The performance of FNAB insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(94.12%); to detect healthy ones was also greater than parotid CT insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(90.2%);. Conclusion. We emphasize that preoperative FNAB and parotid CT should be performed to the patients with a parotid mass. The use of these two tests together can minimize the risk rate have been proved.
Keywords : Parotid tumor, computed tomography, fine needle aspiration biopsy

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