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Head and neck CT is classically seen as a multiloculated (80%), expansile "soap-bubble" lesion, with well demarcated borders and no matrix calcification. Occasionally erosion of the adjacent tooth roots can be seen which is highly specific. When larger it may also erode through cortex into adjacent soft tissues.<ref name="radio"> Salivary gland tumors. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ameloblastoma Accessed on December 26, 2015</ref> | Head and neck CT is classically seen as a multiloculated (80%), expansile "soap-bubble" lesion, with well demarcated borders and no matrix calcification. Occasionally erosion of the adjacent tooth roots can be seen which is highly specific. When larger it may also erode through cortex into adjacent soft tissues.<ref name="radio"> Salivary gland tumors. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ameloblastoma Accessed on December 26, 2015</ref> | ||
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Ameloblastoma CT.jpg|Ameloblastoma CT <ref name="radio1">Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard [http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/ameloblastoma]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref> | |||
Coronal bone window.jpeg|CT of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue showing coronal bone window<ref name="radio1">Image courtesy of Dr. Bruno Di Muzio [http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-the-tongue-1]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [3]
Overview
On head and neck CT, ameloblastoma is characterized by multiloculated, expansile "soap-bubble" lesion, with well demarcated borders, no matrix calcification, and occasionally erosion of the adjacent tooth roots.[1]
CT
Head and neck CT is classically seen as a multiloculated (80%), expansile "soap-bubble" lesion, with well demarcated borders and no matrix calcification. Occasionally erosion of the adjacent tooth roots can be seen which is highly specific. When larger it may also erode through cortex into adjacent soft tissues.[1]
![Ameloblastoma CT [2]](/index.php/File:Ameloblastoma_CT.jpg)
![CT of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue showing coronal bone window[2]](/index.php/File:Coronal_bone_window.jpeg)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salivary gland tumors. Radiopedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ameloblastoma Accessed on December 26, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard Radiopaedia (original file [1]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC