Diagnosis of Parotid Basal cell adenoma with CT / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the CT findings of the parotid basal cell adenoma and it's diagnostic value.Methods The CT appearances of 10 patients with parotid basal cell adenoma confirmed by histopathology were reviewed retrospectively.The plain and the contrast-enhanced CT scan were performed in all cases.Results The well-defined mass in varied size with marked enhancement in contrast-enhanced CT imagines,in which the CT value increased to 200Hu maximally(average,84Hu),were the pathognomonic CT characteristics of the parotid basal cell adenoma.Conclusion The qualitative diagnosis of the parotid basal cell adenoma could be made based on the CT findings combined with some valuable clinical information before operation.