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DENG K, XU H, CHEN L L, et al. Imaging Diagnosis of a Rare Case of Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis (CNF) in the Nasopharynx: A Clinical Case Analysis[J]. CT Theory and Applications, 2023, 32(2): 271-277. DOI: 10.15953/j.ctta.2023.011. (in Chinese).
Citation: DENG K, XU H, CHEN L L, et al. Imaging Diagnosis of a Rare Case of Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis (CNF) in the Nasopharynx: A Clinical Case Analysis[J]. CT Theory and Applications, 2023, 32(2): 271-277. DOI: 10.15953/j.ctta.2023.011. (in Chinese).
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Imaging Diagnosis of a Rare Case of Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis (CNF) in the Nasopharynx: A Clinical Case Analysis

  • Department of Radiology, Naval Medical Center of People's Liberation Army,Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200052, China

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  • Received Date: February 03, 2023
  • Revised Date: February 13, 2023
  • Accepted Date: February 13, 2023
  • Available Online: February 21, 2023
  • Published Date: March 30, 2023
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  • This case report describes a rare case of cervical necrotizing fasciitis (CNF) of the nasopharynx. The patient presented with intractable chronic suppurative otitis media and underwent radiological examination including CT, MRI, and PET/CT. All of the images misdiagnosed this condition as nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Finally, the patient underwent a nasopharyngeal mass biopsy and CNF was diagnosed. A retrospective analysis of the radiological scans was performed and the causes of the misdiagnosis were evaluated. The CT, MRI, and PET/CT characteristics and key features for the early diagnosis of CNF were summarized. Our findings may contribute to current knowledge of the precise diagnosis of CNF.
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