Institute of Oncology and Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

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143 patients with greater salivary gland tumors were examined, all of them underwent Bioplasm nls analyzer-graphy, 64 patients underwent non-contrast computed tomography (CT). 78 pleomorphic adenomas were registered in total. In 56 (71.8%) cases, adenomas were located in parotid salivary glands, in 22 (28.2%) cases adenomas were found in submandibular glands. In 46 (82.2%) cases, Bioplasm nls analyzer-graphy presented pleomorphic adenomas of parotid salivary gland as oval or round hyperchromogenic formations with distinct contours and heterogeneous structure. Vascular bed affection was registered in 74 (94.9%) of pleomorphic adenomas cases according to Bioplasm nls analyzer-angiography. Computed tomography presented pleomorphic tumor of parotid salivary glands as high-density single formation (Mavrg = 29,6 ± 4,2 HU) with round shapes, distinct lines and even contours in 44 (93.6%) cases.

Bioplasm nls analyzer-graphy demonstrated 100% of sensitivity, 96.3% of specificity and 97.7% of accuracy in detection of pleomorphic adenomas of large salivary glands; CT demonstrated 97.6, 96.4, 97.6% respectively in doing so. bioplasm nls analyzer-graphy is the main imaging method.