A puzzling paediatric parotid haematoma

An unusual case of an intra-parotid haematoma is presented. The history was misleading and the ultrasound and CT results apparently contradictory. The investigations are explained in the light of the natural process of haematoma evolution. It is recommended that all radiological investigations be co...

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Published inJournal of laryngology and otology Vol. 110; no. 6; p. 590
Main Authors de Carpentier, J P, Hargreaves, S, Zarod, A P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.06.1996
Subjects
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Hematoma - diagnosis
Hematoma - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Parotid Diseases - diagnosis
Parotid Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Parotid Neoplasms - diagnosis
Parotid Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
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Summary:An unusual case of an intra-parotid haematoma is presented. The history was misleading and the ultrasound and CT results apparently contradictory. The investigations are explained in the light of the natural process of haematoma evolution. It is recommended that all radiological investigations be correlated by a single radiologist, and suggested that repeated ultrasound scans, at appropriate time intervals, might be used to confirm the diagnosis and follow the process of clot resolution.
ISSN:0022-2151
DOI:10.1017/S0022215100134346