FIG 2. This 62-year-old man with metastatic laryngeal carcinoma to cervical lymph nodes had surgically proven esophageal invasion.

A, Axial T1-weighted image (700/17) shows obliteration of the fat plane between the mass (arrowheads) and the right lateral esophageal wall. There is focal wall thickening of the esophagus (white arrow). The esophageal lumen is distended with air (black arrow). The mass abuts the esophageal wall for less than 180^o.

B, Axial T2-weighted image (4000/80) demonstrates increased esophageal wall signal (arrow) adjacent to the mass.

C, Axial enhanced 3D FMPSPGR image (235/21; flip angle, 90^o) shows increased enhancement of the esophageal wall (arrow) as well as diffuse enhancement of the adjacent mass.