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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 10/2020

01-10-2020 | Foreign Body Aspiration | Letter to the Editor

The role of fine‑needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in the diagnostic management of parotid gland masses with emphasis on potential pitfalls

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 10/2020

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We read with huge interest the manuscript of Lucie Dostalova et al. [1] entitled “The role of fine‑needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in the diagnostic management of parotid gland masses with emphasis on potential pitfalls”. The authors' results confirm the significant role of fine‑needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnostic algorithm of parotid gland lesions. We agree with the authors of the publication, but we would like to pay attention to several aspects concerning the diagnostic tools of parotid tumors. …
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Dostalova L, Kalfert D, Jechova A, Koucky V, Novak S, Kuchar M et al (2020) The role of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in the diagnostic management of parotid gland masses with emphasis on potential pitfalls. Eur Arch Oto-Rhino Laryngol
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Shkedy Y, Alkan U, Mizrachi A, Shochat T, Dimitstein O, Morgenstern S et al (2018) Fine-needle aspiration cytology for parotid lesions, can we avoid surgery? Clin Otolaryngol 43(2):632–637CrossRef
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Mikaszewski B, Markiet K, Smugała A, Stodulski D, Szurowska E, Stankiewicz C (2017) Diffusion- and perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging—an alternative to fine needle biopsy or only an adjunct test in preoperative differential diagnostics of malignant and benign parotid tumors? J Oral Maxillofac Surg 75(10):2248–2253CrossRef
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Mikaszewski B, Markiet K, Smugała A, Stodulski D, Szurowska E, Stankiewicz C (2018) An algorithm for preoperative differential diagnostics of parotid tumours on the basis of their dynamic and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images: a retrospective analysis of 158 cases. Folia Morphol (Warsz) 77(1):29–35CrossRef
Metadata
Title
The role of fine‑needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in the diagnostic management of parotid gland masses with emphasis on potential pitfalls
Publication date
01-10-2020
Published in
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 10/2020
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-020-05923-x

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