Basal cell adenoma of the parotid gland: dynamic CT and MRI findings

Br J Radiol. 2005 Jul;78(931):642-5. doi: 10.1259/bjr/32453517.

Abstract

Imaging findings in basal cell adenoma (BCA) of the parotid gland have been rarely reported. We report dynamic CT and MRI findings of BCA in the parotid gland in a 78-year-old woman. Dynamic CT study demonstrated strong multinodular contrast enhancement in the early phase which decreased gradually in the later phases. The mass was isointense on T(1) weighted and hyperintense on T(2) weighted MR images with a central haemorrhagic-necrotic component. The microscopic findings were consistent with membranous type BCA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Parotid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Parotid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed