CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE ENT SPECIALIST PERFORMING ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND THE PATHOLOGIST FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HEAD AND NECK MASSES
Abstract:
We aim at implementing ultrasound examination performed by the ear, nose and throat (ENT)
specialist as the central diagnostic tool in the management of cases with head and neck masses. We present
a series of 97 cases with head and neck masses that benefited from the use of ultrasonography performed
first hand by the ENT specialist in order to differentiate benign from malignant lesions. All cases that
underwent surgical treatment had the initial ultrasonographic diagnosis cross referenced with the
pathology result. We underline those cases where the ultrasound exam changed the diagnosis between
benign and malignant lesions. Ultrasonography exam is cost-effective and improves the adhesion of the
patient to the treatment. The main advantages of ultrasonographic imaging are lack of irradiation and the
possibility to repeatedly examine a lesion in order to ascertain its response to treatment. Sonography
prevented misdiagnosing the neck mass and the optimum management was installed earlier.
![]() |
full text article in English (.EN) |