PERINEURAL TUMOR EXTENSION OF FACIAL MALIGNANT-MELANOMA - CT AND MRI

被引:17
作者
MAJOIE, CBLM [1 ]
HULSMANS, FJH [1 ]
CASTELIJNS, JA [1 ]
WALTER, A [1 ]
BRAS, J [1 ]
PEETERS, FLM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV AMSTERDAM,ACAD MED CTR,DEPT PATHOL,1105 AZ AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
关键词
NERVES; CRANIAL; MELANOMA; MALIGNANT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;
D O I
10.1097/00004728-199311000-00023
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
A case of retrograde perineural tumor that spread from malignant melanoma of the face is reported. Contrast-enhanced CT and plain and contrast-enhanced MR studies, including fat suppression technique, showed tumor extension along the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve. Histopathological examination of the surgical specimen revealed neurotropic malignant melanoma and confirmed the extent of tumor spread in the perineurium.
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页码:973 / 975
页数:3
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