Diagnosis of lymphoepithelial carcinoma in parotid gland with three dimensional computed tomography angiography reconstruction: A case report

Issue title: Multimedia Presentation Assisted Clinical Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment (II)

Guest editors: Yuanyuan ZhangDr.

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Yao, Li^a | Zhang, Yuanyuan^b | Chen, Qijun^a | Wang, Shuai^a | Wang, Qingjian^c | Yi, Jie^a | Zhang, Ligang^a | Matz, Ethan L.^b | Hu, Xiaohua^a | Huang, Guilin^{a; *}

Affiliations: [a] Stomatological Hospital Affiliate to Zunyi Medical University, Guizhou, China | [b] Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA | [c] Department of Medical Image, Hospital Affiliate to Zunyi Medical University, Guizhou, China

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Guilin Huang, Stomatological Hospital Affiliate to Zunyi Medical University, 149 Dalian Road, Zunyi, Guizhou 563003, China. E-mail: chaojiehuanghgl@163.com.

Abstract: Lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) is an uncommon malignant neoplasm. Due to the complicated anatomical structure of the human head, standard imaging modalities including ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan remain limited in detection of salivary tumors. We used three-dimensional computed tomography angiography (3D-CT angiography) for the assessment and pre-operative surgical planning of facial fractures of a case with LEC. The study results demonstrated that 3D-CT angiography provided an insightful approach to preoperative evaluation in the treatment of salivary tumors.

Keywords: Lymphoepithelial carcinoma, parotid gland, three dimensional computed tomography

DOI: 10.3233/XST-17347

Journal: Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 155-164, 2018