The Clinical Characteristics and CT Findings of Parotid and Submandibular Gland Tumours

Figure 1

A 56-year-old male patient with PA in the right parotid gland. Plain CT showed that the PA was a well-defined, relative homogeneous, and round mass with 2.6 cm in diameter ((a), white arrow). The PA showed slight and inhomogeneous enhancement within 30 seconds after contrast injection ((b), white arrow). The PA was confirmed by pathology (HE staining) (c). A 52-year-old female patient diagnosed with PA in the left parotid gland. A well-defined, homogeneous, and round nodule with 1.4 cm in diameter was shown on plain CT ((d), white arrow). The nodule demonstrated moderate enhancement ((e), white arrow). HE staining (f).

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