Computed tomography in the diagnosis of buccal space masses.

Kurabayashi, Tohru; Ida, Masamichi; Yoshino, Norio; Sasaki, Takuma; Kishi, Takayuki; Kusama, Mikio

doi:10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600301

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“…1,3,5 Among them, a minor salivary gland tumor and a haemangioma are known to be more common lesions. 4,6 In our series, these two types of tumor accounted for 71% (15/21) of all the tumors. Metastatic lymph nodes, i.e.…”

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MR imaging of benign and malignant lesions in the buccal space.

Kurabayashi¹,

Ida²,

Tetsumura³

et al. 2002

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

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MR imaging of benign and malignant lesions in the buccal space.

Kurabayashi¹,

Ida²,

Tetsumura³

et al. 2002

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

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“…Accessory parotid tissue, congenital fistula of the parotid duct, dermoid cyst and vascular lesions such as hemangioma and vascular malformation are common developmental lesions found in this location (2). The most common tumor of the buccal space are minor salivary gland tumors such as pleomorphic adenoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma (2-4). The other tumors are those originating from muscular, neural, connective and lymphatic tissues, and these include rhabdomyoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, neurofibroma, schwannoma, lipoma, liposarcoma, lymphoma, and metastatic lymphadenopathy.…”

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CT and MR Imaging of the Buccal Space: Normal Anatomy and Abnormalities

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The buccal space is an anatomical compartment lying anterior to the masticator space and lateral to the buccinator muscle. Since the major purpose of imaging is to define the likely anatomic origin and also the extent of a given lesion, thorough knowledge of the normal anatomy of the buccal space is essential, and this knowledge can aid the physician in narrowing down the list of possible maladies on the differential diagnosis. We illustrate here in this paper the important anatomic landmarks and typical pathologic conditions of the buccal space such as the developmental lesions and the neoplastic lesions. Knowledge of the expected pathologic conditions is useful for the radiologist when interpreting facial CT and MR images.

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“…The buccinator muscle is the medial demarcation of the buccal space (Fig. 1) which contains the buccal fat pad, the parotid duct, the zygomaticus major muscle, the facial vein and artery and the anterior and posterior buccinator lymph nodes (1, 4). The buccal fat pad is continuous with the retromaxillary fat superiorly, and no true fascial planes define the buccal space in either direction.…”

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Ct of the Oral Vestibule With Distended Cheeks

2001

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When lesions involving the oral vestibule or adjacent regions are suspected, CT examination with distended cheeks is recommended as a routine procedure. The oral vestibule separates the teeth and gingiva from the buccal mucosa of the lips and cheek. On CT images of the oral region, the buccal and gingival mucosa are not separated and thus difficult to define. Problems may arise in deciding whether or not a limited tumorous or infectious lesion of the gingiva also involves the buccal region and vice-versa. We observed that images with distended, blown-up cheeks could be useful in this respect, as the air separated the gingival from the buccomasseteric region and allowed a determination of buccal distensibility. The purpose of the present report was to establish how well the patients could co-operate in performing the CT examination with distended cheeks, and how often such images provided additional information in patients with disease processes which might affect the oral vestibule.

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Computed tomography in the diagnosis of buccal space masses.

Cited by 18 publications

References 17 publications

MR imaging of benign and malignant lesions in the buccal space.

MR imaging of benign and malignant lesions in the buccal space.

CT and MR Imaging of the Buccal Space: Normal Anatomy and Abnormalities

Ct of the Oral Vestibule With Distended Cheeks

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