title: [Oropharyngeal pathologies].
abstract: The oropharynx is an interface between the airway and the digestive tract. Clinical evaluation and endoscopy suffice for the diagnosis of a variety of lesions, but tumors require cross-sectional imaging to assess local infiltration depth and lymphatic spread. This article discusses different lesions of the oropharynx with respect to imaging characteristics of CT and MRI, with a focus on resectability issues and decision-making.
authors.affiliation: Radiologisches Institut, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Maximiliansplatz 1, 91054, Erlangen. Michael.lell@uk-erlangen.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lell
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hinkmann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gottwald
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bautz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Radkow
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000473:pathology; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed