Zollinger L V, Wiggins R H, Cornelius R S, Phillips C D
Department of Radiology, Head and Neck Neuroradiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2008 Sep;29(8):1561-3. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1114. Epub 2008 May 22.
Esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) is a malignant neoplasm of the olfactory epithelium. Metastasis of ENBs to retropharyngeal lymph nodes is an important finding on imaging examinations that alters staging and treatment. A total of 17 cases of ENB from 3 institutions were evaluated. The CT and MR imaging findings from the cases of 4 patients with ENB with retropharyngeal metastatic disease are reviewed. The vector of spread, staging, and treatment implications are discussed.
嗅神经母细胞瘤(ENB)是一种起源于嗅上皮的恶性肿瘤。ENB转移至咽后淋巴结是影像学检查中的一项重要发现,它会改变分期并影响治疗方案。我们对来自3家机构的17例ENB病例进行了评估。回顾了4例伴有咽后转移的ENB患者的CT和MR成像表现。并讨论了其扩散途径、分期及对治疗的意义。