Ultrasonographic evaluation of metastatic cervical lymph nodes in head and neck cancers

Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 812-820

  Mikami, Yasukazu ^a   Kamata, Shin Etsu ^a   Kawabata, Kazuyoshi ^a   Nigauri, Tomohiko ^a   Hoki, Katsufumi ^a   Mitani, Hiroki ^a   Beppu, Takeshi ^a  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical lymph node; Head and neck cancer; Metastasis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METASTASIS; NECK; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STANDARD;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NECK; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034218893     PISSN: 00306622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.103.812     Document Type: Article

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