CT and MRI Findings of Glomangiopericytoma in the Head and Neck: Case Series Study and Systematic Review

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Jan;41(1):155-159. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6336. Epub 2019 Dec 5.

Abstract

Glomangiopericytoma is a rare sinonasal mesenchymal tumor of borderline or low malignant potential. We reviewed the CT and MR imaging findings of head and neck glomangiopericytoma via a retrospective case series study and systematic review. Our study revealed that glomangiopericytoma is a well-defined lobulated avidly enhancing soft-tissue mass with erosive bony remodeling that is most commonly found in the sinonasal cavity. Typically, it is hyperintense on T2-weighted images with vascular signal voids, has a high mean ADC value, and a wash-in and washout pattern on dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging. Although the CT findings are nonspecific, typical MR imaging findings, including those on the ADC map and dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging, may be helpful for differentiating glomangiopericytomas from other hypervascular tumors in the head and neck.

Publication types

  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology
  • Hemangiopericytoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hemangiopericytoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paranasal Sinuses / diagnostic imaging
  • Paranasal Sinuses / pathology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*