Ultrasound-guided core biopsy of the parotid gland: the procedure from the Rheumatology point of view

Acta Reumatol Port. 2020 Jan-Mar;45(1):69-70.

Abstract

Ultrasound-guided core biopsy is a minimally invasive technique able to identify lymphoma accompanying Sjögren syndrome, neoplasms or infiltrative diseases, with less complications compared to open biopsy. With these images, we aim to describe the ultrasound-guided core biopsy procedure, in a female patient with rheumatoid arthritis who presented evident inhomogeneity of the parotid gland. The procedure was performed by rheumatologists, trained in ultrasonography of the salivary glands, demonstrating that ultrasound-guided core biopsy is an easy and safe method to obtain salivary gland tissue.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Large-Core Needle / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image-Guided Biopsy / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Parotid Gland / diagnostic imaging
  • Parotid Gland / pathology*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / pathology*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*