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Palatal Enlargement in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

P. Vibhute^a, E. Carneiro^c, E. Genden^a,b and P.M. Som^b

^a Department of Radiology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University, New York, New York
^b Department of Otolaryngology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University, New York, New York
^c Department of Neuroradiology, São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal

View larger version (115K): [in a new window]   Fig 1. Axial T1-weighted MR image shows nodular soft tissue masses (arrows) of low-intermediate signal intensity along the oral surface at the level of hard palate.

View larger version (126K): [in a new window]   Fig 2. Axial T2-weighted MR image shows that the masses have an intermediate signal intensity that is higher than in Fig. 1. The smoothly lobulated nature of the masses with a midline cleft can be well appreciated.

View larger version (108K): [in a new window]   Fig 3. Coronal contrast enhanced T1-weighted MR image shows uniform enhancement of the masses confined to the oral surface of the hard palate with an incomplete midline furrow.