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Novel use of ultrasound-guided endo-cavitary probe to evaluate an impalpable parapharyngeal mass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2009

A Riskalla ,
A Arora ,
F Vaz  and
P O'Flynn
A Riskalla*
Affiliation:
Head and Neck Centre, University College Hospital, London, UK
A Arora
Affiliation:
Head and Neck Centre, University College Hospital, London, UK
F Vaz
Affiliation:
Head and Neck Centre, University College Hospital, London, UK
P O'Flynn
Affiliation:
Head and Neck Centre, University College Hospital, London, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr A Riskalla, University College Hospital, Head and Neck Services, First Floor East 250, Euston Road, London NW1 2PG, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Aim:

We present a novel, previously undescribed technique of obtaining a biopsy from an inaccessible parapharyngeal space mass.

Method:

A modified endo-cavitary ultrasound probe was utilised to obtain an intra-oral, image-guided core biopsy of a parapharyngeal tumour. The parapharyngeal mass was not accessible to percutaneous ultrasound-guided biopsy due to its anatomical location.

Conclusion:

To our knowledge, this is the first such modification of the conventional endo-cavitary probe technique described in the literature. The technique permits accurate, well controlled biopsy of lesions located high in the parapharyngeal space, under general anaesthesia.

Keywords

Parotid GlandOral CavityUltrasoundNeedle BiopsyPleomorphic Adenoma
Type
Short Communication
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 124 , Issue 3 , March 2010 , pp. 328 - 329
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2009

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