Diagnostic Challenge of a Deep Minor Salivary Gland Neoplasm
| Autor: | Manoela Domingues Martins, Bruna Genari, Antonio Carlos Maciel, Fernando Barcellos do Amaral, Marco Antonio Trevizani Martins, Vivian Petersen Wagner, Maria Cristina Munerato |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Minor Salivary Gland Neoplasm
medicine.medical_specialty Open biopsy Soft palate medicine.diagnostic_test Salivary gland business.industry Case Report General Medicine medicine.disease lcsh:Otorhinolaryngology lcsh:RF1-547 Surgery Lesion Pleomorphic adenoma medicine.anatomical_structure Swallowing Biopsy medicine medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Otolaryngology, Vol 2014 (2014) Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| ISSN: | 2090-6773 2090-6765 |
| Popis: | Core needle biopsy represents a safe and cheap alternative diagnostic method to open biopsy and fine-needle aspiration cytology in head and neck tumors. There is little evidence in the literature about the use of core needle biopsy in minor salivary gland lesions. This single case report presents a 60-year-old woman with a painless swelling in the soft palate, breathing and swallowing difficulties, and a feeling of suffocation. Two open biopsies had inconclusive diagnosis and the lesion could only be assessed and diagnosed as pleomorphic adenoma through core needle biopsy. Recognizing the correct indication of core needle biopsy can benefit both health professionals and patients; thus, it is important to consider the possibility of performing this method to diagnose minor salivary gland tumors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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