Biopsy of nonpalpable cervical lymph nodes: Selection criteria for ultrasound-guided biopsy in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 413-419

  Kruyt, René H ^a   Van Putten, Wim L J ^a   Levendag, Peter C ^a   De Boer, Maarten F ^a   Oudkerk, Matthijs ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Lymph nodes; Metastases; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY;

BIOPSY; CERVICAL LYMPH NODES; ECHO PATTERN; LENGTH TO WIDTH RATIO; METASTASES; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ULTRASOUND GUIDED ASPIRATION BIOPSY;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER STAGING; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOLOGY; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0029931441     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-5629(96)00038-5     Document Type: Article

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