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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [3]

## Overview

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Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of salivary gland tumors. Findings on ultrasound suggestive of salivary gland tumors typically includes hypoechoic mass with lobulated distinct border with or without posterior acoustic enhancement. Ultrasound is also useful in guiding biopsy including FNAC and core biopsies.[1]

## Ultrasound

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* Ultrasound is used to look for tumors located in the superficial structures, such as the parotid and submandibular gland. It also guides the fine needle aspiration (FNA) and assesses the lymph nodes in the neck.[2]
* Ultrasound may also provide high quality resolution and tissue characterization while being timely and cost effective for imaging the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands, depending upon the location and size of a mass.[3][4] Parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands are superficial structures and are readily amenable to high-resolution ultrasound examination. Ultrasound can facilitate core needle biopsy and fine needle aspiration (FNA).[5][6] Ultrasound is not as useful as other modalities for planning surgical treatment.

* Ultrasound showing submandibular gland lesion-oncocytoma[7]

* Ultrasound showing submandibular gland lesion[7]

* Ultrasound showing submandibular gland lesion[7]

* Ultrasound showing submandibular gland lesion[7]

* Ultrasound showing submandibular gland lesion[7]

* Ultrasound showing submandibular gland lesion[7]

## References

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1. ↑ Salivary gland cancer. Radiopedia(2015)http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pleomorphic-adenoma-of-the-salivary-glands Accessed on November 8, 2015
2. ↑ Salivary gland cancer. Canadian cancer society(2015)http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/salivary-gland/diagnosis/?region=sk Accessed on November 8, 2015
3. ↑ Sheena Kotecha, Parul Bhatia & P. G. John Rout (2008). "Diagnostic ultrasound in the head and neck region". Dental update. 35 (8): 529–530. PMID 019055089. Unknown parameter `|month=` ignored (help)
4. ↑ D. Koischwitz & N. Gritzmann (2000). "Ultrasound of the neck". Radiologic clinics of North America. 38 (5): 1029–1045. PMID 011054967. Unknown parameter `|month=` ignored (help)
5. ↑ Bialek, Ewa J.; Jakubowski, Wieslaw; Karpinska, Grazyna (2003). "Role of Ultrasonography in Diagnosis and Differentiation of Pleomorphic Adenomas". Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. 129 (9): 929. doi:10.1001/archotol.129.9.929. ISSN 0886-4470.
6. ↑ D. Koischwitz & N. Gritzmann (2000). "Ultrasound of the neck". Radiologic clinics of North America. 38 (5): 1029–1045. PMID 011054967. Unknown parameter `|month=` ignored (help)
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Image courtesy of Dr. Maulik S. Patel Radiopaedia (original file [1]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

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