Perineural invasion through the maxillary division of the right trigeminal nerve in a rare case of nasolabial malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
We report the CT and MR imaging findings in a patient with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in the right nasolabial area, which exhibited typical imaging features of cystic adenoid carcinoma.
Sempere-Ortega
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Department of Radiology, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain. tanokiss@yahoo.com
Martinez-San-Millan
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D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008442:Maxillary Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*