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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma MRI

Introduction

Overview

Overview

On MRI, characteristic findings of mucoepidermoid carcinoma will depend on the staging of the tumor. Common findings include: low signal cystic spaces in T1 and high signal in cystic areas on T2.

MRI

  • MRI findings associated with mucoepidermoid carcinoma, include:[1][2][3][1]
  • T1: low to intermediate signal; low signal cystic spaces
  • T2: intermediate to high signal; cystic areas will be high signal
  • T1 C+ (Gd): heterogeneous enhancement of solid components
  • High grade tumors on the other hand have lower signal on T2 and poorly defined margins and infrequent cystic areas:
  • T1: low to intermediate signal
  • T2: intermediate to low sign
References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Radiopedia. Dr Frank Gailliard. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mucoepidermoid-carcinoma-of-salivary-glands Accessed on February 17, 2016
  2. ↑ Casselman JW, Mancuso AA (October 1987). “Major salivary gland masses: comparison of MR imaging and CT”. Radiology. 165 (1): 183–9. doi:10.1148/radiology.165.1.3628768. PMID 3628768.
  3. ↑ Freling NJ (May 1994). “[Imaging of the salivary glands. CT and MRI]”. Radiologe (in German). 34 (5): 264–72. PMID 8052721.

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