Abstract
We report MR findings of a case of basal cell adenoma arising in the parapharyngeal
space. On MR imaging, the mass was a well-circumscribed cystic and solid tumor with
a thin fibrous capsule and intratumoral hemorrhage. It was confined to the parapharyngeal
space, separating from the deep lobe of the parotid gland. The solid portion of the
tumor was slightly hypointense/hyperintense to the muscle on T1-/T2-weighted images
and was relatively well enhanced on Gd-enhanced T1-weighted images. The cystic contents
of the mass were hyperintense on both T1- and T2-weighted images and were proven to
be a hemorrhage.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
May 18,
2001
Received:
April 20,
2001
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Copyright
© 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
