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(a) Cerebral T1-weighted MRI shows a homogeneous, low-signal mass in the petrous bone from the right clivus. (b) Cerebral T2-weighted MRI reveals a homogeneous, high-signal mass in the petrous bone from the right clivus. (c) Cerebral T1-weighted MRI with gadolinium shows a heterogeneously enhanced mass in the petrous bone from the right clivus.
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T1, and hyperintense on T2-weighted images. T1-weighted MRI with gadolinium showed a heterogeneously enhanced mass in the petrous bone from the right clivus (Figure 1).
(a) Photograph showing neck and face swelling 13 hours after the operation. (b) Photograph showing tongue swelling on the left side 13 hours after surgery.
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Mild neck swelling was observed 13 hours after the operation, but the swelling of the tongue was mild, and no airway narrowing was noted 13 hours after the operation (Figure 2).
Postoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the neck. Sixteen hours after the operation, swelling of the neck, tongue, pharynx, and vocal cords was observed on the left side.
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Neck CT 16 hours after the operation showed swelling of the neck, tongue, pharynx, and vocal cords on the left side (Figure 3).
At 7 days after the operation, a photograph showing tongue swelling on the left side because of compression by the bite block.
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The ulcer became gradually larger on the left side of the tongue surface (Figure 4).