Figure 8
Hypopharyngeal cancer, stage T4bN3. A: transverse non-contrast T1-weighted, B: transverse post-contrast T1-weighted MR images with fat suppression demonstrate cancer of the dorsal hypopharynx wall passing through the retropharyngeal fascia disrupting the prevertebral fat plane (A image, arrow). A large 7 cm in diameter nodal conglomerate is visible on the left side, connected to the tumour. The primary tumour and the connected conglomerate encircles the internal carotid artery (B image, arrow), resulting an inoperable condition. The patient recieved radiochemotherapy.