MR imaging of Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer

Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek; Manar Mansour; Elsharawy Kamal; Suresh K Mukherji

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2021.07.002

MR imaging of Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2022 Feb;30(1):35-51. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2021.07.002.

Authors

Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek¹, Manar Mansour¹, Elsharawy Kamal², Suresh K Mukherji³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mansoura University, Elgomhoria Street, Mansoura 35512, Egypt.
² Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Mansoura University, Elgomhoria Street, Mansoura 35512, Egypt.
³ Marian University, Head and Neck Radiology, ProScan Imaging, Carmel, IN, USA. Electronic address: sureshmukherji@hotmil.com.

PMID: 34802580
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2021.07.002

Abstract

MR imaging is the modality of choice in the evaluation of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer. Routine postcontrast MR imaging is important for the accurate localization and characterization of the locoregional extension of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers. The anatomy of the oral cavity and oropharynx is complex; accurate interpretation is vital for description of the extension of the masses. Understanding the new changes in the eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system. MR imaging is the imaging modality of choice for detection of perineural spread.

Keywords: MR imaging; OPC; Oral cavity cancer.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Mouth / diagnostic imaging
Mouth / pathology
Neoplasm Staging
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms* / pathology