TABLE 2:

Imaging features of NPCs

PatientImagingNasal CavityLateral Retropharyngeal LymphadenopathyNeck NodesMastoid OpacificationPetroclival FissureSkull Base/Prevertebral MusclePterygopalatine FossaParapharyngeal SpaceMasticator SpaceCarotid EncasementCavernous SinusSphenoid Sinus
1CT, MRInvolvedNIBilateralYesNIUnilateralUnilateralUnilateralNIYesInvolvedInvolved
2CTPosterior choanaBilateralUnilateralYesBilateralUnilateralNIUnilateralNINoNIInvolved
3CTNIUnilateralBilateralYesNIUnilateralNINININoNINI
4MRPosterior choanaBilateralUnilateralYesUnilateralUnilateralNIUnilateralUnilateralNoNINI
5CTInvolvedUnilateralUnilateralYesUnilateralUnilateralNIUnilateralNINoNINI
6CT, MRPosterior choanaUnilateralBilateralYesUnilateralUnilateralNINININoNIInvolved
7CTPosterior choanaUnilateralUnilateralYesUnilateralUnilateralUnilateralNIUnilateralNoNINI
8CT, MRPosterior choanaUnilateralBilateralYesNIUnilateralNIUnilateralNINoNINI
9MRNIUnilateralBilateralYesUnilateralUnilateralNIUnilateralNINoNINI
10CT, MRPosterior choanaBilateralBilateralYesUnilateralUnilateralNINININoNINI
11MRPosterior choanaBilateralBilateralBothBilateralUnilateralNINININoNINI
  • Noteā€”NI = not involved.