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Parotid Gland and Other Salivary Glands Tumors

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Abstract

Parotid gland masses are most frequently benign tumors. In order to determine the most appropriate therapy, MR imaging is the best imaging tool to evaluate tumor topography, locoregional extension, relationship with the facial nerve, and even its nature, benign or malignant. Diffusion-weighted sequence (with ADC) and dynamic contrast-enhanced sequences (DCE-MRI) with time-signal intensity curve (TIC) analysis, used together, are helpful for improving diagnostic performance in tumors without morphological signs of malignancy.

This chapter reviews the imaging characteristics of parotid gland and other salivary glands tumors.

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Abbreviations

ADC:

Apparent diffusion coefficient

CT:

Computed tomography

DCE-MRI:

Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging

DTI:

Diffusion tensor imaging

DWI:

Diffusion-weighted sequence

FNA:

Fine needle aspiration

HIV:

Human immunodeficiency virus

MR:

Magnetic resonance

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

PET:

Positron emission tomography

ROI:

Region of interest

SUV:

Standardized uptake value

TICs:

Time-signal intensity curves

T peak :

Time to peak enhancement

WR:

Washout ratio

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  1. Collège de Médecine des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

    Frédérique Dubrulle

  2. Imagerie, Hôpital Huriez, CHU Lille, Lille, France

    Frédérique Dubrulle

  3. Imagerie, Hôpital Huriez, CHU Lille, Lille, France

    Ophélie Guillaud, Mathieu Nobile & Christophe Jandeaux

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Dubrulle, F., Guillaud, O., Nobile, M., Jandeaux, C. (2020). Parotid Gland and Other Salivary Glands Tumors. In: Hermans, R. (eds) Head and Neck Cancer Imaging. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2020_230

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