Magnetic Resonance of Parotid and Submandibular Salivary Glands

  • María Cristina Hernández-Rodríguez
  • Manuel Ángel Martín-Pérez
    SACYL. Zamora
  • José Martín Marín-Balbín
    SACYL. Zamora
  • Rodrigo Blanco-Hernández
    SACYL. Zamora
  • Ignacio Martín-García
    SACYL. Zamora
  • Roberto Domingo Tabernero-Rico
    SACYL. Zamora

Abstract

Introduction and objective: Salivary glands are divided in major and minor, including tissue distributed by the upper airway. There are numerous entities which can affect these structures conditioning various types of pathology. Given the greater importance of the submandibular and parotid gland, this article focuses on their study. Method: A retrospective review of patients underwent MRI studies with known or suspected pathology of salivary glands was made, over five years (2011-2015), assuming a total of 123 patients. Results: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) identified pathology in most patients, including inflammatory and infectious disorders, benign and malignant neoplasms and even autoimmune disease. Conclusions: Through these studies performed in our Hospital it was possible to get a complete vision of the glandular anatomy and pathology in most cases, including long-term monitoring of patients with known disease, optimizing scans by using fat saturation sequences and dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging, with the added advantage of the absence of ionizing radiation. However, in some cases it was not possible to reach an accurate diagnostic imaging and biopsy was necessary.
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Hernández-Rodríguez, M. C., Martín-Pérez, M. Ángel, Marín-Balbín, J. M., Blanco-Hernández, R., Martín-García, I., & Tabernero-Rico, R. D. (2017). Magnetic Resonance of Parotid and Submandibular Salivary Glands. Revista ORL, 8(4), 227–236. https://doi.org/10.14201/orl.14844

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