Table 2 Parotid lesion characteristics
From: Clinicopathological features of incidental parotid lesions
Characteristic | Total N = 89 (%) |
|---|---|
Tumor size (cm), range | 1.5, 0.5–3.5 |
Location | |
Superficial lobe | 81 (91) |
Deep lobe | 8 (9) |
Imaging modality which identified lesion | |
CT (brain, sinus, neck) | 47 (52.8) |
MRI (brain, neck) | 26 (29.2) |
PET | 16 (18) |
Surgically resected | 17 (19.1) |