"Most patients are between 50 and 70 years of age, and men are affected 2–3 times as commonly as women 1-3."
"calcification or ossification in 5–20%"
"The head and neck is a relatively unusual site for undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, accounting for 3‑10% of cases, occurring in the 1-3"
"Clinical presentation depends on the location of the tumour and its relation with the adjacent structures. In the sinonasal region, pain is the chief complaint because of the relatively small size of the sinus cavities, followed by nasal obstruction and epistaxis. In the neck, undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma usually presents as a painless, growing lump 1. "
"T1: isointense to muscle"
"T2: heterogeneously hyperintense (myxoid stroma) and hypointense (fibrous component)"
"T1C+"
Expected headings
"MRI signal characteristics"
"The incidence of lymphatic metastases is ~10% (range 4-17%) 1-3: The lung (90%) is the commonest site of distant metastases; other metastatic sites are the skeleton (8%) and liver (1%) 2,3."