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World J Radiol. May 28, 2010; 2(5): 159-165
Published online May 28, 2010. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v2.i5.159
Published online May 28, 2010. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v2.i5.159
Magnetic resonance imaging staging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the head and neck
Ann Dorothy King, Kunwar Suryaveer Singh Bhatia, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
Author contributions: King AD particepated in conception, design, literature search, drafting and revision of the manuscript; Bhatia KSS searched the literature, prepared the image and revised the paper.
Correspondence to: Ann Dorothy King, FRCR, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. b834756@mailserv.cuhk.edu.hk
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Received: March 31, 2010
Revised: April 26, 2010
Accepted: May 3, 2010
Published online: May 28, 2010
Revised: April 26, 2010
Accepted: May 3, 2010
Published online: May 28, 2010
Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the modality of choice for staging nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the head and neck. This article will review the patterns of primary and nodal spread on MRI with reference to the latest 7th edition of the International Union Against Cancer/American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system.