ANAMNESIS
/ SYMPTOMS:
A 17 year old patient reports about a swelling in the area of the left parotid
gland that occurred 5 months ago and showed a low growth rate.
FINDINGS:
In
the anterior pole of the parenchyma of the parotid
gland a
25 x 14 x 30 mm sized, clearly definable hypoechoic
tumour with
distal signal enhancement is visualized that borders on the ramus
of the mandible and the masseter
muscle.
On the colour-encoded Doppler´s sonogramm the strucure shows little perfusion,
only in some areas the border of the tumour shows a stronger blood flow.
DIAGNOSIS:
The
patient suffers from a pleomorphic
adenoma of the left parotid
gland.
Informations
on the internet:
1) Amersham Health
2) Medecoinfo
3) Patholgie Online