Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of parotid gland adenolymphoma: A case report

Parotid gland adenolymphoma is one of the most common benign tumors in parotid gland, and mainly treated by surgery. Despite the widespread of ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation, there is no report concerning its application in parotid gland adenolymphoma. Herein, we reported a 2-year follow-up result of a male patient underwent ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for parotid gland adenolymphoma.

A 73-year-old man was admitted due to a hypoechoic nodule measuring 2.67 × 1.42 × 1.35 cm in posterior-inferior area of parotid gland with a high flow velocity in color Doppler flow imaging.

The lesion was pathologically diagnosed as parotid gland adenolymphoma.

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation was performed to the tumor due to the fact that the patient refused to receive an open surgery in consideration of older age.

The ablation procedure lasted about 2 minutes and 15 seconds, without significant adverse effect. The reduction ratios of tumor at postoperative 1 and 3-month were 53% and 82%, respectively. The tumor was fully absent at postoperative 8-month evaluation. Finally, there was no evident recurrence at postoperative 24-month evaluation.

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation is a safe and effective treatment for parotid gland adenolymphoma, which may serve as a novel alternative approach for patients unsuitable for open surgery.