Challenges with preoperative diagnosis of low/intermediate-grade carcinoma of the parotid gland: single-center study of 112 patients.
Shuji OmuraRyo KawataMasaaki HigashinoShuji NishikawaTetsuya TeradaShin-Ichi HaginomoriYoshitaka KurisuYoshinobu HirosePublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)
FNA shows a high misdiagnosis rate of malignancy in patients with low/intermediate-grade cancer. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully evaluate the findings of imaging studies and physical examination, and FSB should be conducted if such findings suggest the possibility of malignancy.