Parotid Lymphoma on CT
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CT scan of a patient with a right
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sided parotid palpable mass.
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Going through the neck region,
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we come upon this well-defined mass in the right parotid
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tail. Here we are down at the angle of the mandible,
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the tail of the parotid gland, extends upward somewhat
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in the superficial portion. It seems very well-defined.
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I might consider a cyst.
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So we want to do maybe an ultrasound-guided aspiration.
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If it's palpable, they could just do it,
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you know, themselves.
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In this case, we look for lymph nodes,
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since the issue was lymphoma, and no lymph
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nodes seen that are enlarged.
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And at this point, we would say well, well-defined mass,
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probably benign.
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Would not have suspected
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lymphoma in this particular case.
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Let's see.
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I think this patient also had a PET,
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a PET scan.
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So let us look in the next section for a PET scan.
David M Yousem, MD, MBA
Professor of Radiology, Vice Chairman and Associate Dean
Johns Hopkins University
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