Basal cell carcinoma MRI

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name].

OR

[Location] MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

OR

There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name]. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].

MRI

Basal cell carcinoma is usually diagnosed based on history and physical examination
MRI is useful when the tumor has any adjacent bony or perineural invasion
On T1- it appears as an enhancing isointense lesion
On T2- it appears as an hyperintense lesion