Radiological staging of the chest and abdomen in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma - Are computed tomography and ultrasound necessary?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 152-154

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

^a RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, squamous cell; Neoplasm staging; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METASTASIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THORAX;

EID: 0033018589     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100143427     Document Type: Article

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