Solitary fibrous tumor of the parapharyngeal space: MR imaging findings.
We report the MR imaging findings of a solitary fibrous tumor involving the parapharyngeal space. The tumor was a well-circumscribed solid mass with a lobulated contour. It had the same signal intensity as the muscle on T1-weighted MR images, heterogeneously high signal intensity on T2-weighted images, and homogeneous strong enhancement after the administration of contrast material. It mimicked a tumor originating from the deep lobe of the parotid gland.
Jeong
Ae Kyung
AK
Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Lee
Ho Kyu
HK
Kim
Sang Yoon
SY
Cho
Kyung-Ja
KJ
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis