INFRAHYOID NECK: VISCERAL COMPARTMENT AND RETROPHARYNGEAL CONDITIONS PRESENTING AS A NECK MASS ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS The visceral compartment and retropharyngeal space can be the source of a palpable…
HYPOPHARYNX: INTRODUCTION, NORMAL ANATOMY, AND FUNCTION ROBERT HERMANS AND ANTHONY A. MANCUSO IMAGING APPROACH Techniques and Relevant Aspects The hypopharynx is studied in essentially the same manner as the larynx;…
GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEUROPATHY AND REFERRED OTALGIA BERIT M. VERBIST, ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, AND PATRICK J. ANTONELLI KEY POINTS Computed tomography including computed tomographic angiography is the primary tool for looking for…
CERVICAL ADENOPATHY DUE TO BENIGN AND MALIGNANT SYSTEMIC DISEASES ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Cervical adenopathies due to benign and malignant systemic diseases often mimic reactive adenopathy, which is a…
NASOPHARYNX: INFECTIONS ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Imaging, especially computed tomography, may be useful in the management of selected nasopharyngeal infections. Computed tomography can provide a safe and rapid assessment…
CERVICAL ADENOPATHY: REACTIVE AND INFECTIOUS ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Reactive adenopathy is a common finding on imaging studies and in young children can be considered “physiologic.” Reactive adenopathy may…
VAGAL NEUROPATHY, VOCAL CORD WEAKNESS, AND REFERRED OTALGIA BERIT M. VERBIST, ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, AND PATRICK J. ANTONELLI KEY POINTS Computed tomography including computed tomographic angiography is the primary tool…
CERVICAL ESOPHAGUS: BENIGN AND MALIGNANT TUMORS ANTHONY A. MANCUSO, WILLIAM N. MENDENHALL, AND JOHN W. WERNING KEY POINTS Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging detect cancers that may explain odynophagia,…
POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT: BENIGN AND DEVELOPMENTAL MASSES ANTHONY A. MANCUSO KEY POINTS Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography provide the critical and usually definitive data needed in the diagnosis and management…
