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Imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast CT
CONTEXT: Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease endemic in certain regions of India. Computed tomography (CT) imaging appearances of rhinosporidiosis have not been previously described in the literature. AIMS: To study imaging features in rhinosporidiosis with contrast-enhanced CT and e...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3843328/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24347850 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.120267 |
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author | Prabhu, Shailesh M Irodi, Aparna Khiangte, Hannah L Rupa, V Naina, P |
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description | CONTEXT: Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease endemic in certain regions of India. Computed tomography (CT) imaging appearances of rhinosporidiosis have not been previously described in the literature. AIMS: To study imaging features in rhinosporidiosis with contrast-enhanced CT and elucidate its role in the evaluation of this disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixteen patients with pathologically proven rhinosporidiosis were included in the study. Contrast-enhanced CT images were analyzed retrospectively and imaging findings were correlated with surgical and histopathologic findings. RESULTS: A total of 29 lesions were found and evaluated. On contrast-enhanced CT, rhinosporidiosis was seen as moderately enhancing lobulated or irregular soft tissue mass lesions in the nasal cavity (n = 13), lesions arising in nasal cavity and extending through choana into nasopharynx (n = 5), pedunculated polypoidal lesions arising from the nasopharyngeal wall (n = 5), oropharyngeal wall (n = 2), larynx (n = 1), bronchus (n = 1), skin and subcutaneous tissue (n = 2). The inferior nasal cavity comprising nasal floor, inferior turbinate, and inferior meatus was the most common site of involvement (n = 13). Surrounding bone involvement was seen in the form of rarefaction (n = 6), partial (n = 3) or complete erosion (n = 3) of inferior turbinate, thinning of medial maxillary wall (n = 2), and septal erosion (n = 2). Nasolacrimal duct involvement was seen in four cases. CONCLUSIONS: Contrast-enhanced CT has an important role in delineating the site and extent of the disease, as well as the involvement of surrounding bone, nasolacrimal duct and tracheobronchial tree. This provides a useful roadmap prior to surgery. |
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spelling | pubmed-38433282013-12-13 Imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast CT Prabhu, Shailesh M Irodi, Aparna Khiangte, Hannah L Rupa, V Naina, P Indian J Radiol Imaging Head and Neck Radiology CONTEXT: Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease endemic in certain regions of India. Computed tomography (CT) imaging appearances of rhinosporidiosis have not been previously described in the literature. AIMS: To study imaging features in rhinosporidiosis with contrast-enhanced CT and elucidate its role in the evaluation of this disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixteen patients with pathologically proven rhinosporidiosis were included in the study. Contrast-enhanced CT images were analyzed retrospectively and imaging findings were correlated with surgical and histopathologic findings. RESULTS: A total of 29 lesions were found and evaluated. On contrast-enhanced CT, rhinosporidiosis was seen as moderately enhancing lobulated or irregular soft tissue mass lesions in the nasal cavity (n = 13), lesions arising in nasal cavity and extending through choana into nasopharynx (n = 5), pedunculated polypoidal lesions arising from the nasopharyngeal wall (n = 5), oropharyngeal wall (n = 2), larynx (n = 1), bronchus (n = 1), skin and subcutaneous tissue (n = 2). The inferior nasal cavity comprising nasal floor, inferior turbinate, and inferior meatus was the most common site of involvement (n = 13). Surrounding bone involvement was seen in the form of rarefaction (n = 6), partial (n = 3) or complete erosion (n = 3) of inferior turbinate, thinning of medial maxillary wall (n = 2), and septal erosion (n = 2). Nasolacrimal duct involvement was seen in four cases. CONCLUSIONS: Contrast-enhanced CT has an important role in delineating the site and extent of the disease, as well as the involvement of surrounding bone, nasolacrimal duct and tracheobronchial tree. This provides a useful roadmap prior to surgery. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3843328/ /pubmed/24347850 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.120267 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Head and Neck Radiology Prabhu, Shailesh M Irodi, Aparna Khiangte, Hannah L Rupa, V Naina, P Imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast CT |
title | Imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast CT |
title_full | Imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast CT |
title_fullStr | Imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast CT |
title_full_unstemmed | Imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast CT |
title_short | Imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast CT |
title_sort | imaging features of rhinosporidiosis on contrast ct |
topic | Head and Neck Radiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3843328/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24347850 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.120267 |
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