Table 4:

Histopathologic results of CT-guided head and neck biopsies

HistopathologyNo.
Acute on chronic inflammation1
Adenoid cystic carcinomaa1
Atypical melanin rich neoplasma1
Benign fibrocollagenous tissue1
Chondroid lesion1
Fibrosis with foreign body giant cell reaction1b
Granulation tissue1
Metastatic myxoid liposarcomaa1
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumora2
Myxoma1
Neurofibroma1b
Papillary thyroid cancera1
Pleomorphic adenoma1
Round cell sarcomaa1
Schwannoma2
Spindle cell neoplasma1
Squamous cell carcinomaa8
Synovial cyst1
  • a Malignant.

  • b Two cases with discordant histopathology. The fibrosis with foreign body giant cell reaction was found to be recurrent squamous cell carcinoma on repeat CT-guided biopsy. The neurofibroma was found to have components of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor when excised.