PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kato, H.
AU  - Kanematsu, M.
AU  - Mizuta, K.
AU  - Ito, Y.
AU  - Hirose, Y.
TI  - Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid Gland: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation with MR Imaging Including Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A0974
DP  - 2008 May 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 865--867
VI  - 29
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/29/5/865.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/29/5/865.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2008 May 01; 29
AB  - SUMMARY: We present 4 cases of carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. In 3 of the 4 cases, diffusion-weighted and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) mapping images clearly revealed carcinoma as a hypercellular area with low ADC values and pleomorphic adenoma as a hypocellular area with high ADC values. Diffusion-weighted images demonstrated well complex tissue components in carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, which may be useful for the diagnosis of this disease.