MR imaging in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck with no palpable lymph nodes

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 810-814

  Yucel, T ^a   Saatci, Isil ^a   Sennaroglu, L ^a   Cekirge, S ^a   Aydingoz, U ^a   Kaya, S ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Head and neck neoplasms,metastases; Lymph nodes, MR imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALPATION; PATHOLOGY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PALPATION;

EID: 0031228065     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841859709172415     Document Type: Article

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