Potentially distinctive features of sinonasal inverted papilloma on MR imaging

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2000 Aug;175(2):465-8. doi: 10.2214/ajr.175.2.1750465.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study is to describe potentially distinctive MR features of sinonasal inverted papilloma and those of coexisting squamous cell carcinoma.

Conclusion: A sinonasal mass with a convoluted cerebriform pattern on T2- or enhanced T1-weighted images suggests inverted papilloma as a histologic diagnosis. Necrosis in a mass with such an appearance strongly suggests coexistent carcinoma.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Papilloma, Inverted / pathology*
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Retrospective Studies