Carcinosarcoma of the parotid gland: Ultrasound and computed tomography findings

Carcinosarcoma is a rare tumour of the salivary gland. The ultrasound and CT appearances of a rapidly enlarging carcinosarcoma in the parotid are described. Both modalities revealed a 4‐cm tumour with relatively benign features and no evidence of lymphadenopathy. Ultrasound showed a well‐defined mas...

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Published in:Australasian radiology 1999-11, Vol.43 (4), p.520-522
Main Authors: King, Ann D, Ahuja, Anil T, To, Edward Wh, Chan, Edmund Ck, Allen, Philip W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
carcinosarcoma
Carcinosarcoma - diagnosis
Carcinosarcoma - diagnostic imaging
computed tomography
Humans
Male
parotid
Parotid Neoplasms - diagnosis
Parotid Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
ultrasound
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Summary:Carcinosarcoma is a rare tumour of the salivary gland. The ultrasound and CT appearances of a rapidly enlarging carcinosarcoma in the parotid are described. Both modalities revealed a 4‐cm tumour with relatively benign features and no evidence of lymphadenopathy. Ultrasound showed a well‐defined mass of homogeneous low echogenicity and posterior acoustic enhancement. Computed tomography showed a parotid mass of homogeneous attenuation similar to muscle, and homogeneous enhancement following contrast. The clue to the malignant nature of the lesion was a short indistinct superficial margin with tumour extension into the adjacent subcutaneous tissues.
ISSN:0004-8461
1440-1673
DOI:10.1046/j.1440-1673.1999.00720.x