CT Features of Rhabdomyosarcoma in Head and Neck
- VernacularTitle:头颈部横纹肌肉瘤的CT表现
- Author:
Dan HAN
;
Bo HE
;
Lifang ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
rhabdomyosarcoma;
head;
neck;
tomography,X-ray c omputed
- From:
Journal of Practical Radiology
2000;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore CT features and clues to diagnosis of rhabdmyosarcoma(RMS) in head and neck .Methods 14 cases of rhabdmyosarcoma scanned by CT were co llected retrospectively during 1992～2001 and comparatively studied by the age o f patients and the pathologic types. Results Children and adolecence were mainly involved in R MS in head and neck which pathologic types were embryonal type and adeno-vesicle type ,and the former was the main type .CT features of rhabdomyosarcoma include d round and oval masses which had a homogeneous high density and close relation to muscles ,obvious enhancement after injection of contrast media ,often complic ated with the wide destruction of bone and other adjacent tissues,the collecting lymph node enlargment.Conclusion CT findings of rhabdomyosarcoma in head and ne ck had some features and combined with the age of patients can be made the diagn osis of RMS.
