Differential diagnosis of cervical lymph nodes in head and neck cancer by ultrasonography

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 331-336

  Takeuchi, Yousuke ^a   Suzuki, Haruhiko ^a   Omura, Ken ^a   Shigehara, Takeo ^a   Yamashita, Tomomi ^a   Okumura, Kazuhiko ^a   Shimada, Fumiyuki ^a  

^a CHIBA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Lymph node; Metastasis; Squamous cell carcinoma; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPHADENITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; NECK CANCER;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033006434     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0385-8146(98)00071-6     Document Type: Article

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