caa a22 4500 38808555X CHVBK 20180307125229.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199911 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100145785 doi S0022215100145785 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100145785 Ultrasound-guided cutting-needle biopsy of the parotid gland [Elektronische Daten] We describe the technique of ultrasound-guided 18 gauge (1.2 mm) needle biopsy in 16 patients with parotid gland lesions. This provides material suitable for histological analysis and can be performed quickly and safely under local anaesthesia. Thirteen of the patients had non-diagnostic blind fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) with a 21 gauge (0.8 mm) needle prior to biopsy. Initial ultrasound was found to be superior to clinical examination in 31 per cent of cases. The ultrasound-guided technique provided a diagnostic specimen in 100 per cent of patients and was helpful where FNAC had been inconclusive. There was a diagnostic accuracy of 100 per cent in the patients who underwent subsequent surgery. This method should be considered when FNAC is non-diagnostic and surgical treatment is being considered. It is particularly useful in patients with diffuse enlargement of the gland and does provide a core of material for accurate assessment of tissue architecture. In this series, nine patients avoided unnecessary surgery. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999 Parotid gland nationallicence Ultrasonography nationallicence Biopsy nationallicence Neoplasm metastasis nationallicence Buckland J. R. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. Manjaly G. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. Violaris N. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. Howlett D. C. Department of Radiology Eastbourne District General Hospital, Kings Drive,Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/11(1999-11), 988-992 0022-2151 113:11<988 1999 113 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100145785 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100145785 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Buckland J. R. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Manjaly G. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Violaris N. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Howlett D. C. Department of Radiology Eastbourne District General Hospital, Kings Drive,Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/11(1999-11), 988-992 0022-2151 113:11<988 1999 113 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge