Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy of salivary gland masses

Comparison of Fine-Needle Aspiration and Core Needle Biopsy under Ultrasonographic Guidance for Detecting Malignancy and for the Tissue-Specific Diagnosis of Salivary Gland Tumors

“…22,23 It has been suggested in previous reports that USFNA carries a lower risk of complications than USCNB. 13,24,25 In our current investigation, which included 282 patients who underwent USCNB, there were no major complications observed such as facial nerve injury. Our suggestions for reducing the risk of potential facial nerve damage with USCNB are to select a core needle device with an adequate throw length compared with the maximum length of the targets and to obtain the specimen while carefully keeping the specimen notch within the target without passing through the upper margin of the target.…”

US of the Major Salivary Glands: Anatomy and Spatial Relationships, Pathologic Conditions, and Pitfalls

“…Focal involvement may also be encountered, with a focal hypoechoic heterogeneous lesion within a normally shaped gland (36,37). In all doubtful cases, verification with fine-needle aspiration biopsy is recommended (38,39).…”

Buccal Monomorphic Adenoma: a case report

“…Though the exact etiology of these tumors is not known but smoking, vitamin A deficiency and genetic predisposition are considered as the associated factors [5]. The diagnosis of these tumors remains elusive because of their slow growing as well as asymptomatic nature.…”