Table 3 Routine MRI characteristics across four head and neck conditions
From: A Stepwise decision tree model for differential diagnosis of Kimura’s disease in the head and neck
Characteristics | KD (n = 36) | SS&MALT (n = 42) | NF (n = 53) | Lymphoma (n = 71) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
*Skin thickening | 26 (72.2%) | 0 | 50 (94.3%) | 1 (1.4%) | < 0.001 | |
Lymphadenopathy | 31 (86.1%) | 0 | 0 | 45 (63.4%) | < 0.001 | |
*Cluster | 10 (27.8%) | 24 (33.8%) | 0.661 | |||
*Primary lesions | n = 31 | n = 42 | n = 53 | n = 47 | ||
T1WI | Isointense | 31 (100.0%) | 42 (100.0%) | 53 (100.0%) | 47 (100.0%) | |
T2WI | Hyperintense | 31 (100.0%) | 42 (100.0%) | 53 (100.0%) | 47 (100.0%) | |
Enhancement | Homogeneous, marked | 2 (6.5%) | 11 (26.2%) | 18 (34.0%) | 40 (85.1%) | < 0.001 |
Heterogeneous, marked | 28 (90.3%) | 31 (73.8%) | 35 (66.0%) | 5 (10.6%) | ||
Homogeneous, mild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4.3%) | ||
Heterogeneous, mild | 1 (3.2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Lymphadenopathy | n = 31 | n = 45 | ||||
T1WI | Isointense | 31 (100.0%) | 45 (100.0%) | |||
T2WI | Hyperintense | 31 (100.0%) | 45 (100.0%) | |||
Enhancement | Homogeneous, marked | 29 (93.5%) | 31 (68.9%) | < 0.001 | ||
Heterogeneous, marked | 0 | 14 (31.1%) | ||||
Homogeneous, mild | 2 (6.5%) | 0 | ||||