Table 1.
Analysis of outcomes for non-diagnostic pediatric salivary gland FNA.
| Patient # | Age | Sex | Clinical presentation | Imaging studies | Outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repeat FNA | Surgery | Clinical FU only | Final diagnosis | |||||
| 1 | 14 | M | Left posterior auricular nodule | CT: nodule (1 cm) in superficial lobe of left parotid, likely lymph node | No | No | Yes (MRI) | Benign lymph node |
| 2 | 6 | M | Right submandibular mass | N/A | No | No | No | Unknown |
| 3 | 15 | F | Left neck mass | MRI: loculated mass (2.6 cm) in left parotid with rim enhancement | No | No | Yes | Benign lymph node |
| 4 | 19 | F | Left facial and cervical lymphadenopathy | N/A | No | No | Yes | Benign lymph node |
| 5 | 19 | M | Left facial swelling | CT: Mild diffuse enlargement of left parotid | Yes (non-diagnostic) | No | Yes | Lesion resolved |
| 5 | 19 | M | For repeat FNA | Same as above | No | No | Yes (MRI) | Lesion resolved |
| 6 | 12 | F | Right facial swelling | CT: mass (1.5 cm) in right parotid, likely pleomorphic adenoma | No | No | Yes (antibiotics) | Lesion resolved |
| 7 | 17 | F | Left jaw nodule | N/A | No | No | Yes (MRI) | Hemangioma |
| 8 | 0 | M | Left facial mass | MRI: enhancing mass (4.2 cm) in left parotid and masticator spaces, likely vascular lesion | No | No | Yes (steroids) | Hemangioma |
| 9 | 3 | F | Left facial mass | CT: fluid-filled lesion (3.6 cm) in left parotid gland, likely benign cyst | No | Yes | No | Branchial cleft remnant |
| 10 | 0 | F | Left facial mass | MRI: Enhancing mass (7.1 cm) in left parotid region | No | No | Yes (MRI) | Hemangioma |
| 11 | 18 | F | Right facial mass | CT: multiloculated hypodensity (3.6 cm) posterior to parotid gland, likely lymphatic malformation | No | No | Yes (MRI) | Vascular malformation |
| 12 | 18 | M | Right facial mass | MRI: enhancing mass (1.3 cm) in right parotid | Yes (diagnostic) | Yes (after repeat FNA) | No | Pleomorphic adenoma |
| 13 | 7 | M | Left facial mass | MRI: enhancing mass (3 cm) in the left masseter muscle and parotid gland | No | No | Yes (MRI) | Vascular malformation |
| 14 | 18 | F | Left facial mass | CT: solid soft tissue mass (2.2 cm) in superficial lobe of left parotid | Yes (non-diagnostic) | No | Yes | Pleomorphic adenoma |
| 14 | 19 | F | For repeat FNA | MRI: well-circumscribed, enhancing mass (2.4 cm) in superficial lobe of left parotid | No | Yes | No | Pleomorphic adenoma |
| 15 | 19 | F | Right pre-auricular nodule | MRI: non-enhancing cystic lesions (up to 1.2 cm) throughout the right and left parotid | No | No | Yes (PET-CT) | Benign lymph nodes |
| 16 | 20 | M | Left neck mass | CT: necrotic mass (4.3 cm), likely lymph node | No | Yes | No | Benign lymph nodes |
FNA, fine‐needle aspiration; FU, follow-up; CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PET-CT, positron emission tomography–computed tomography.