张云燕, 顾雅佳, 吴 斌. Magnetic resonance imaging features of adenoid cystic carcinoma in the head and neck[J]. China Oncology, 2018, 28(5): 347-353. DOI: 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2018.05.005.
Magnetic resonance imaging features of adenoid cystic carcinoma in the head and neck
Background and purpose: Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignant tumor arising from salivary glands. This study aimed to evaluate the value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosing ACC of the head and neck. Methods: The clinical and MRI data of 26 patients treated in Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center from May 2015 to September 2017 with ACC of the head and neck (primary 19 cases
recurrent 7 cases) confirmed by histopathology were analyzed retrospectively. Results: Tumors were located in the nasopharynx (8 cases)
the palate (6 cases)
nasal cavity (4 cases)
maxillary sinus (3 cases)
submandibular gland (2 cases)
the tongue (2 cases) and the larynx (1 cases). Twenty-three lesions were irregular in shape and ill defined
and 3 lesions were oval and well defined. Compared with muscle signal intensity on MRI
all tumors demonstrated isointensity on T1WI
high or slightly high intensity on T2WI
and avid enhancement after contrast administration. We found perineural spread in 17 cases (pterygopalatine fossa involved in 16 cases
cavernous sinus in 10 cases
foramen ovale in 8 cases
foramen rotundum in 4 cases
superior orbital fissure in 2 cases
optic canal in 2 cases
hypoglossal canal in 2 cases
pterygoid canal in 1 case)
bone abnormality in 21 cases
and intracranial extension in 11 cases. Conclusion: MRI could display the extent and perineural spread of ACC in the head and neck
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