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Clin Imaging. 1991 Jul-Sep;15(3):172-5. doi: 10.1016/0899-7071(91)90072-4.

Perineural extension of nasopharyngeal carcinoma into the posterior cranial fossa detected by magnetic resonance imaging.

Clinical imaging

K Mineura, M Kowada, N Tomura

Affiliations

  1. Neurosurgical Service, Akita University Hospital, Japan.

PMID: 1933644 DOI: 10.1016/0899-7071(91)90072-4

Abstract

We report a case with perineural extension of carcinoma arising from the nasopharynx. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with gadolinium-DTPA enhancement detected subtle but evident findings of perineural tumor extension through the jugulare foramen into the posterior cranial fossa.

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