Radiological staging for squamous carcinoma of the head and neck: A standardised practice?

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 303-306

  Nilssen, E L K ^a,b   McClymont, L ^a   Denholm, S ^a  

^a RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head and neck; Radiology; Squamous carcinoma; Staging

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; IMAGING; METASTASIS; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY; SKELETON; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THORAX; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0032826194     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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