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Ultrasound and guided fine needle aspiration cytology in the submandibular triangle
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 2, No 3 | a1637 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v2i3.1637
| © 2018 A. T. Ahuja, W. T. Yang, W. King, C. Metreweli
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 16 August 2018 | Published: 31 August 1997
Submitted: 16 August 2018 | Published: 31 August 1997
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A. T. Ahuja, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong KongW. T. Yang, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
W. King, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
C. Metreweli, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether High Resolution Ultrasound (US) along with Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) can provide the surgeon with adequate preoperative information for masses in the submandibular triangle.
Subjects and methods: Eighty-two consecutive patients with suspected masses of the submandibular triangle had US with guided FNAC (49 patients) and final histological correlation (47 patients).
Results: Compared to final histology, US had a sensitivity of 97%, specificity 83%, positive predictive value 91% and a negative predictive value of 95% while FNAC had sensitivity of 100%, specificity 90%, positive predictive value 94% and negative predictive value of 100%.
Conclusion: US combined with a FNAC is an ideal initial investigation for evaluating masses in submandibular area. It is quick, inexpensive, easily available, and provides the surgeon with relevant information preoperatively obviating the need for further expensive imaging.
Subjects and methods: Eighty-two consecutive patients with suspected masses of the submandibular triangle had US with guided FNAC (49 patients) and final histological correlation (47 patients).
Results: Compared to final histology, US had a sensitivity of 97%, specificity 83%, positive predictive value 91% and a negative predictive value of 95% while FNAC had sensitivity of 100%, specificity 90%, positive predictive value 94% and negative predictive value of 100%.
Conclusion: US combined with a FNAC is an ideal initial investigation for evaluating masses in submandibular area. It is quick, inexpensive, easily available, and provides the surgeon with relevant information preoperatively obviating the need for further expensive imaging.
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