Affiliation:
1. Department of Radiology, Kangdong Seong-Sim Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2. Department of Radiology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Abstract
Background Preoperative radiological evaluation of the cranial or intracranial extension of malignant head and neck tumors is critical in the planning of curative surgery. Purpose To assess the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT) combined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), compared to CT or MRI alone in diagnosing the direct cranial or intracranial extension of malignant head and neck tumors, using histopathologic results as the reference standard. Material and Methods CT and MRI images in 41 patients with malignant head and neck tumors abutting the skull were retrospectively reviewed. The images were evaluated for the presence or absence of skull invasion (erosion/destruction of the skull), dural invasion (nodular dural enhancement), and brain invasion (enhancing brain lesion with or without brain swelling/edema). The results of the CT alone, MRI alone, and CT combined with MRI were compared with the histopathologic findings. Results Of the 41 patients studied, ten had no invasion, eight had skull invasion, 17 had dural invasion, and six had brain invasion by tumor. The sensitivity/specificity/accuracy of CT alone, MRI alone, and CT combined with MRI for diagnosing intracranial extension were 78.0%/100%/94.5%, 85.4%/80.5%/93.9%, and 95.1%/100%/98.8%, respectively. The sensitivity of CT combined with MRI was significantly higher than those of CT alone ( P = 0.0156) and MRI alone ( P = 0.0313). Conclusion CT combined with MRI is a more sensitive tool for the diagnosis of the direct cranial or intracranial extension of malignant head and neck tumors than CT alone and MRI alone.
Subject
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging,General Medicine,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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