TY - JOUR
T1 - Synovial sarcomas of the head and neck
T2 - MR findings
AU - Hirsch, Ranelia J.
AU - Yousem, David M.
AU - Loevner, Laurie A.
AU - Montons, Kathleen T.
AU - Chalian, Ara A.
AU - Hayden, Richard E.
AU - Weinstein, Gregory S.
PY - 1997/10
Y1 - 1997/10
N2 - OBJECTIVE. MR images of six synovial sarcomas of the head and neck were evaluated to determine their characteristic sites of origin, size, extent, intensity, and contrast enhancement. It was hoped that specific MR characteristics could be defined to suggest this entity. CONCLUSION. A nonmucosal head and neck mass that is isointense to gray matter on T1- weighted images and is well defined yet heterogeneous, with septations, hemorrhage, cysts, calcification, or multilocularity, should raise suspicion of a synovial sarcoma. Because the appearance of synovial sarcomas vanes and other masses may appear similar, no specific imaging characteristics define the entity.
AB - OBJECTIVE. MR images of six synovial sarcomas of the head and neck were evaluated to determine their characteristic sites of origin, size, extent, intensity, and contrast enhancement. It was hoped that specific MR characteristics could be defined to suggest this entity. CONCLUSION. A nonmucosal head and neck mass that is isointense to gray matter on T1- weighted images and is well defined yet heterogeneous, with septations, hemorrhage, cysts, calcification, or multilocularity, should raise suspicion of a synovial sarcoma. Because the appearance of synovial sarcomas vanes and other masses may appear similar, no specific imaging characteristics define the entity.
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U2 - 10.2214/ajr.169.4.9308488
DO - 10.2214/ajr.169.4.9308488
M3 - Article
C2 - 9308488
AN - SCOPUS:0030922876
SN - 0361-803X
VL - 169
SP - 1185
EP - 1188
JO - American Journal of Roentgenology
JF - American Journal of Roentgenology
IS - 4
ER -