Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Infection, Cancer, Diagnostic procedure, MR, CT, Head and neck, Anatomy
Authors:
C. Kerkeni1, H. Zaghouani2, Y. Bouzaouache3, N. Chouchene4, F. bouzayene2, S. Majdoub2, T. Rziga2, D. Bakir2; 1Monastir/TN, 2Sousse/TN, 3M'saken/TN, 4Mahdia/TN
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-0927
Background
The jugular foramen is a complex crossroad of neurovascular structures in the skull base.
Anatomical variation in the course of the nerves and vessels adds to the complexity of this area.
A variety of lesions may occur in the jugular foramen,
arising from the structures normally found within the jugular foramen or from contiguous structures.
Although a wide spectrum of disease processes may involve the jugular foramen,
careful analysis of the imaging characteristics and correlation of these findings with a patient's clinical history can allow differentiation among the lesions.
With this pictorial review,
we illustrate the normal anatomy of the jugular foramen and the spectrum of disease processes that can involve the jugular foramen including vascular,
infectious,
and tumoral lesions.