Male, 81 years old, with uvula cancer with soft palate extension. Present with throat pain. The mucosa overlying the posterior aspect of the hard palate, the soft palate and uvula is thickened and enhancing. In the coronal plane, this abnormal tissue measures up to 32 x 20 mm (image 25 series 901).The remainder of the aerodigestive mucosa is unremarkable. Please note that artifactual failure of fat suppression is seen within the right sublingual/submental space likely due to dental amalgam.No pathologic adenopathy is detected by size criteria. The salivary glands and the thyroid are free of focal lesions. Bone marrow signal characteristics are unremarkable.
1.Thickening and pathologic enhancement of the mucosa of the palate and uvula are seen compatible with the stated history.2.No evidence of any pathologic adenopathy is detected.