Diagnostic Challenge of a Deep Minor Salivary Gland Neoplasm
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...
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| author | Vivian P. Wagner Manoela D. Martins Bruna Genari Fernando B. do Amaral Antônio C. Maciel Marco A. T. Martins Maria C. Munerato |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-631f06cfb24c446e8736a80108a6e22d2022-12-22T03:58:40ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732014-01-01201410.1155/2014/608267608267Diagnostic Challenge of a Deep Minor Salivary Gland NeoplasmVivian P. Wagner0Manoela D. Martins1Bruna Genari2Fernando B. do Amaral3Antônio C. Maciel4Marco A. T. Martins5Maria C. Munerato6Department of Oral Pathology, Dental School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos 2492, 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilDepartment of Oral Pathology, Dental School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos 2492, 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilDepartment of Oral Medicine, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA/UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 90035-903 Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA/UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 90035-903 Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilDepartement of Radiology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA/UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 90035-903 Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilDepartment of Oral Medicine, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA/UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 90035-903 Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilDepartment of Oral Medicine, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA/UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 90035-903 Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilCore 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/608267 |
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