Open AccessPerineural spread of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of parotid gland involving V, VI, and VII cranial nerves demonstrated on positron emission tomography/computed tomography
Author(s) -
Piyush Chandra,
Satish Nath
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_39_17
Subject(s) - medicine , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , positron emission tomography , parotid gland , cranial nerves , tomography , positron emission tomography computed tomography , computed tomography , positron emission , radiology , nuclear medicine , carcinoma , anatomy , pathology
Perineural spread (PNS) in head and neck malignancies has been associated with extremely poor prognosis. Through this interesting case, we demonstrate the PNS of a mucoepidermoid carcinoma of parotid gland with simultaneous involvement of V, VI, and VII cranial nerves identified on positron emission tomography/computed tomography.