Imaging features and clinical significance of perineural spread or extension of head and neck tumors.

KS Caldemeyer, VP Mathews, PD Righi, RR Smith - Radiographics, 1998 - pubs.rsna.org
Perineural spread of head and neck tumors is a form of metastatic disease in which tumor
disseminates to noncontiguous regions along the endoneurium or perineurium. Both …

Imaging of neoplasms of the paranasal sinuses

LA Loevner, AI Sonners - Neuroimaging Clinics, 2004 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Carcinomas of the sinonasal cavity constitute 3% to 4% of all head and neck neoplasms [1–
4]. Squamous cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 80% of these cancers, whereas …

Variations in size and in symmetry of foramina of the human skull

JK Berge, RA Bergman - … Anatomy: The Official Journal of the …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The goal of this report is to define an average size and size range for many of the skull's
foramina and to determine in which paired foramina asymmetry is commonly found so that …

Perineural spread of cutaneous squamous and basal cell carcinoma: CT and MR detection and its impact on patient management and prognosis

LS Williams, AA Mancuso, WM Mendenhall - International Journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Purpose: To analyze the pretreatment imaging findings and outcome of patients with
perineural spread of squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the face and scalp treated with …

Perineural spread of head and neck tumors: how accurate is MR imaging?

WR Nemzek, S Hecht… - American Journal …, 1998 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
PURPOSE Our aim was to determine the precision of MR imaging evaluation of perineural
spread of head and neck tumors. METHODS Nineteen patients had complete extirpation of …

Perineural tumor extension through the foramen ovale: evaluation with MR imaging.

FJ Laine, IF Braun, ME Jensen, L Nadel, PM Som - Radiology, 1990 - pubs.rsna.org
Perineural tumor extension is a form of metastatic disease in which primary tumors spread
along neural pathways and gain access to non-contiguous regions. The treatment and …

Imaging of perineural tumor spread in head and neck cancer

LE Ginsberg - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI, 1999 - Elsevier
Perineural spread (PNS) of head and neck tumors is a well-described phenomenon
whereby a lesion can migrate away from the primary site along the neural sheath. By this …

Perineural tumor spread along the auriculotemporal nerve

IM Schmalfuss, RP Tart, S Mukherji… - American journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Evaluation of images of perineural tumor spread in
patients with head and neck malignancies is essential for planning treatment and …

Imaging of perineural tumor spread from palatal carcinoma.

LE Ginsberg, F DeMonte - American journal of …, 1998 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Carcinomas of the hard or soft palate are known to spread perineurally along palatine
branches of the maxillary nerve. Imaging of perineural tumor spread from the palate has …

The significance of asymmetry of the foramen of Vesalius.

CF Lanzieri, PM Duchesneau… - American journal …, 1988 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
The foramen of Vesalius is a small, variable but consistently symmetrical structure located
anteromedial to the foramen ovale and lateral to the foramen rotundum and vidian canal. It …