ABSTRACT
Objective To study CT diagnostic value of benign and malignant salivary gland lesions.Methods CT features in 36 cases with pathologically-proved salivary lesions were retrospectively analyzed.There were 19 cases with benign tumors,5 cases with chronic inflammation,1 case with tuberculosis and 11 cases with malignant tumors.Results Benign tumors were regular in 17 and well-defined in 16.All cases with chronic inflammation and 1 case with tuberculosis were regular but ill-defined.Benign lesions showed homogeneous or inhomogeneous density.Of all 11 malignant tumors,7 cases presented ill-defined margin with irregularity in shape,infiltration of adjacent subcutaneous fat tissue and disappearing of epiderm.Salivary glands enlarged and looked like "cast form" in malignant tumors.Most of the malignant tumors and benign tumors presented inhomogeneous density.Conclusion CT scan is of important value in the diagnosis of salivary diseases.