The value of computed tomography scan versus an explorative surgical approach for removal of squamous cell carcinoma of the posterior pharyngeal wall

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 701-703

  Van Den Hoogen, Frank J A ^a,b   Balm, Alfons J M ^a   Hilgers, Frans J M ^a   Tan, I Bing ^a   Koops, W ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; PHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030473092     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00303-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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