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Bleeding from Wharton's duct after fine-needle aspiration biopsy on submandibular gland
Dong Hoon Lee1, Tae Mi Yoon1, Joon Kyoo Lee1
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, South Korea.
Abstract:
The case of a fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the patient's salivary gland lesions is considered a rapid, simple, reliable, minimal invasive procedure with markedly rare complications. Herein, we report a case of bleeding from the region of the Wharton's duct after a procedure of a FNAB on the patient's submandibular gland. To our knowledge, this is the first case of bleeding from a salivary duct after a FNAB. For this reason, it is important to recognize that bleeding from the salivary duct after a FNAB can be a rare occurrence.