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Cranial CT before radiotherapy.
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Diagnostic workup including CT and MRI scans of the head showed a tumour localised in the left-sided cranial base with a maximum diameter of 4.1 cm with destruction of the Foramina lacerum and ovale and the dorsal wall of the sphenoidal sinus (Figures 1 and 2).
Cranial MRI before radiotherapy.
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Diagnostic workup including CT and MRI scans of the head showed a tumour localised in the left-sided cranial base with a maximum diameter of 4.1 cm with destruction of the Foramina lacerum and ovale and the dorsal wall of the sphenoidal sinus (Figures 1 and 2).
Cranial MRI 5 weeks after radiotherapy.
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MRI scans of the head 5 weeks and 6 months after the radiotherapy revealed a reduction in size of the lesion and a remineralisation of the bone (Figure 3). MRI scans of the head during further followup showed no evidence of disease (Figure 4).
Cranial MRI 16 months after radiotherapy.
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MRI scans of the head 5 weeks and 6 months after the radiotherapy revealed a reduction in size of the lesion and a remineralisation of the bone (Figure 3). MRI scans of the head during further followup showed no evidence of disease (Figure 4).