Cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx.

Tshering Vogel DW; Zbaeren P; Thoeny HC

doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2010.0008

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Cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx.

Tshering Vogel DW Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. dechen.tshering@insel.ch
Zbaeren P
Thoeny HC

2010-03-18

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Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society. - 2010

English Tumours in the oral cavity and oropharynx differ in presentation and prognosis and the detection of spread of tumour from one subsite to another is essential for the T-staging. This article reviews the anatomy and describes the pattern of spread of different cancers arising in the oral cavity and oropharynx; the imaging findings on computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are also described. Brief mention is made on the role of newer imaging modalities such as [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography, perfusion studies and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging.

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