Echography of metastatic nodes treated by radiotherapy

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 993-998

  Ahuja, A ^a   Leung, S F ^a   Ying, M ^a   Metreweli, C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Lymph nodes; Nasopharyngeal neoplasms; Neoplasm metastasis; Radiotherapy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METASTASIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032751317     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215100145797     Document Type: Article

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