Easily detected signs of perineural tumour spread in head and neck cancer

Jan Willem Dankbaar; Frank A. Pameijer; Jeroen Hendrikse; Ilona M. Schmalfuss

doi:10.1007/s13244-018-0672-8

Easily detected signs of perineural tumour spread in head and neck cancer

Jan Willem Dankbaar^*, Frank A. Pameijer, Jeroen Hendrikse, Ilona M. Schmalfuss

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Abstract

Perineural tumour spread (PNTS) in head and neck oncology is most often caused by squamous cell carcinoma. The most frequently affected nerves are the trigeminal and facial nerves. Up to 40% of patients with PNTS may be asymptomatic. Therefore, the index of suspicion should be high when evaluating imaging studies of patients with head and neck cancer. This review describes a "quick search checklist" of easily detected imaging signs of PNTS. TEACHING POINTS: • A distinctive feature of head and neck tumours is growth along nerves. • Perineural tumour spread is most often caused by squamous cell carcinoma. • There are several key findings for the detection of perineural tumour spread.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1089-1095
Number of pages	7
Journal	Insights into Imaging
Volume	9
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13244-018-0672-8
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2018

Keywords

Head and neck
Imaging
Oncology
Perineural tumour spread

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