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Figure 2: 77-year-old male with T3N2M1 cancer of the floor of the mouth on the right side. The soft tissue window setting in post contrast CT demonstrates an extensive hyperdense tumor with osteodestruction of the mandible (Fig. 2a, black star). Additionally a histologically confirmed lymph node metastases with central necrosis in the right sided cervical level II is visible (Fig. 2a, white arrow).
The bone window setting shows the osteodestruction of the mandible (Fig. 2b, black star).
72-year-old male with T3N3 oropharyngeal cancer. Extensive bilateral neck lymph node metastases with encasement of the carotid artery on both sides (Fig. 2c, white arrow). Coronary CT image reconstruction demonstrates a both sided tumor infiltration of the carotid bifurcation (Fig. 2d, white arrow).