The Value of CT Coronal Scan in Diagnosis of Invasion of Skull Base by Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the value of CT coronal scan in diagnosis of invasion of skull base by nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC).Methods The status of the skull base of 186 cases with NPC showed by CT coronal and axial scan was analyzed retrospectively,these cases were proved by pathology.Results In the 186 cases of NPC,the invasion of the base of skull wasn't revealed in 98 cases(52.7%)by CT coronal and axial scan.CT coronal scan showed bone invasion in 5 cases(2.7%),while the invasion wasn't recognized by axial scan.By CT coronal scan,the invasion of skull base was confirmed in 9 and excluded in 16 of 25 cases(13.4%)in which the invasion was uncertain by axial scan.Wider and deeper invasion was recognized in 23 cases(12.3%) by coronal scan,though obvious invasion had been diagnosed after axial scan.Accordant invasion was displayed in 35 cases(18.8%) by CT coronal and axial scan.Conclusion CT coronal scan is valuable for demonstrating whether the base of skull is invaded or not and the position,range and degree of the invasion.Only by combining CT axial with coronal scan a complete and objective conclusion can be drawn.