[Differential echographic diagnosis of salivary gland tumors]

76 patients with tumorous swellings of the salivary glands were examined by means of standardized A-scan and B-scan sonography. B-scan echography allowed a differentiation between benign and malignant tumours in all cases. Analysis of the various A-scan criteria (internal structure, reflectivity, borders, consistency and sound attenuation) provided a pathognomonic combination of these criteria for each lesion, enabling further histological diagnosis.