Outcome of observing the N0 neck using ultrasonographic-guided cytology for follow-up

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-156

  Van Den Brekel, Michiel W M ^a   Castelijns, Jonas A ^a   Reitsma, Laurens C ^a   Leemans, Charles R ^a   Van Der Waal, Isaäc ^a   Snow, Gordon B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS;

EID: 0032972480     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.125.2.153     Document Type: Article

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