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Author:   K. Graamans ,  Hans Becker
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1991 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.000kg
ISBN:  

9780792313847

ISBN 10:   0792313844
Pages:   175
Publication Date:   30 September 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. History and physical examination.- 1. Introduction.- 2. History.- 3. Physical examination.- 4. Further considerations.- 2. Plain radiography and sialography.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Plain radiography.- 3. Sialolithiasis.- 4. Inflammatory disorders.- 4.1. Acute sialadenitis and abscess formation.- 4.2. Chronic-recurrent sialadenitis.- 4.2.1. Sialectasia.- 4.3. Sjögren’s syndrome.- 4.4. Granulomatous diseases.- 5. Sialadenosis.- 6. Tumors and space-occupying lesions.- 7. Miscellaneous disorders.- 8. Conclusion.- References.- 3. Computed tomography of the major salivary glands.- 1. Introduction.- 2. CT versus CT-sialography of the parotid and submandibular gland.- 3. Technique.- 4. CT-sialography.- 5. CT anatomy.- 5.1. Parotid gland.- 5.2. Submandibular gland.- 5.3. Parotid gland masses.- 5.4. Submandibular gland masses.- 5.5. Benign versus malignant tumor.- 5.6. Relationship of tumors to the facial nerve.- 5.7. Inflammation.- 6. CT appearance of salivary gland tumors.- 6.1. Pleomorphic adenoma.- 6.2. Recurrent pleomorphic adenoma.- 6.3. Adenolymphoma.- 6.4. Other benign masses of the parotid gland.- 6.5. Malignant tumors.- References.- 4. Magnetic resonance imaging of the parotid gland.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Some remarks on MRI.- 2.1. Basic characteristics.- 2.2. Technique.- 2.3. Contraindications.- 2.4. Artifacts.- 3. Normal anatomy.- 3.1. Signal intensity.- 3.2. Normal MRI anatomy of the parotid gland.- 4. Pathology.- 4.1. Image characteristics.- 4.2. Pleomorphic adenoma.- 4.3. Recurrent pleomorphic adenoma.- 4.4. Adenolymphoma.- 4.5. Malignant tumors.- 4.6. Miscellaneous lesions.- 5. MRI in parotid disease.- 6. Conclusions.- References.- 5. Ultrasound in salivary gland disease.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Ultrasound imaging principles.- 3. Ultrasound examination of the salivary glands.- 3.1. Normal glandular tissue.- 3.1.1. Parotid gland.- 3.1.2. Submandibular gland.- 3.1.3. Sublingual gland.- 4. Inflammatory disease.- 4.1. Acute sialadenitis.- 4.2. Abscess formation.- 4.3. Chronic sialadenitis.- 4.4. Sialolithiasis.- 4.5. Abnormal ductal morphology.- 5. Space-occupying lesions.- 5.1. Cystic masses.- 5.2. Benign salivary gland tumors.- 5.2.1. Warthin’s tumor.- 5.2.2. Adenoma.- 5.2.3. Other benign salivary gland tumors.- 5.2.4. Intraglandular lymph nodes.- 5.3. Malignant salivary gland tumors.- 6. Diagnostic ultrasound in salivary gland disease.- 7. Conclusion.- References.- 6. Salivary gland scintigraphy with 99mTc-pertechnetate.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Scintigraphic method.- 3. Normal images and time-activity curves.- 4. Tumors.- 5. Sialadenitis and sialolithiasis.- 6. Sjögren’s syndrome.- 7. Sialadenosis.- 8. Miscellaneous disorders.- 8.1. Technical failure.- 8.2. Developmental anomalies.- 8.3. Obstructive disorders.- 8.4. Traumatic lesions and fistulae.- 8.5. Status after surgical treatment.- 9. Conclusion.- References.- 7. Fine-needle aspiration cytology.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Technique of FNA.- 3. Conditions for optimum FNA results.- 4. Complications of FNA.- 5. Reliability of FNA.- 6. Interpretation.- 7. FNA of salivary glands: cytological features.- 7.1. Normal salivary glands.- 7.2. Regressive changes in normal salivary gland cells.- 7.3. Benign salivary gland lesions.- 7.3.1. Cysts.- 7.3.2. Inflammation.- 7.3.3. Benign lymphoepithelial lesions.- 7.3.4. Pleomorphic adenoma.- 7.3.5. Papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum (Warthin’s tumor).- 7.4. Malignant salivary gland lesions.- 7.4.1. Adenoid cystic carcinoma.- 7.4.2. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma.- 7.4.3. Acinic cell carcinoma.- 7.4.4. Other rare malignant neoplasms.- 8. Pitfalls in cytodiagnosis.- 9. Conclusion.- References.- 8. Histopathologic diagnosis of salivary gland disorders.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Histology.- 3. Histopathology.- 3.1. Non-neoplastic disorders.- 3.1.1. Inflammatory disorders.- 3.1.2. Non-neoplastic and non-inflammatory gland enlargements.- 3.1.3. Cysts of the salivary glands.- 3.2. Salivary gland biopsy as a diagnostic aid in systemic disease.- 3.3. Tumors.- 3.3.1. Introduction.- 3.3.2. Epithelial tumors.- 3.3.2.1. Adenomas.- 3.3.2.2. Carcinomas.- 3.3.3. Non-epithelial neoplastic diseases.- References.- 9. Microbiology of salivary gland infections.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Overview of salivary gland infections.- 2.1. Viral infections.- 2.1.1. Mumps.- 2.1.2. Cytomegalovirus infection.- 2.2. Bacterial infections.- 2.3. Fungi and yeasts.- 3. Diagnosis of viral and bacterial infections of the salivary glands.- 3.1. Viral infections.- 3.2. Bacterial infections.- 3.2.1. Direct microscopic examination.- 3.2.2. Gram stain.- 3.2.3. Giemsa stain.- 3.2.4. Cultures.- 4. Conclusion.- References.- 10. Sialometry and sialochemistry.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Salivary secretion.- 3. The collection of saliva.- 4. Sialometry.- 4.1. Flow rate.- 4.2. Latency time.- 4.3. Salivary pressure.- 5. Sialochemistry.- 5.1. Sodium.- 5.2. Bicarbonate.- 5.3. Urea.- 5.4. Potassium.- 5.5. Protein.- 6. Blood chemistry.- 7. Diagnostic aids to salivary gland disease.- 7.1. Inflammation.- 7.2. Mumps.- 7.3. Recurrent obstructive parotitis.- 7.4. Sjögren’s syndrome.- 7.5. Sarcoidosis (Heerfordt’s disease).- 8. Irradiation.- 9. Sodium retention dysfunction syndrome.- 10. Sialadenosis.- 11. Salivary gland disease in terminal illness.- 12. Tumors of the salivary glands.- 13. The effects of drugs.- 14. Conclusion.- References.- 11. Concluding remarks and recommendations.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Major salivary glands.- 2.1. Inflammatory disorders.- 2.1.1. Acute inflammatory disorders.- 2.1.2. Chronic recurrent inflammatory disorders.- 2.1.3. Sjögren’s syndrome.- 2.1.4. Sarcoidosis.- 2.2. Tumors.- 2.2.1. Benign salivary gland tumors.- 2.2.2. Malignant salivary gland tumors.- 2.3. Sialolithiasis.- 2.4. Sialadenosis.- 2.5. Developmental anomalies and trauma.- 3. Accessory salivary glands.- References.- Index of subjects.

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