Cervical lymphadenopathy in children

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 104-107

  Umapathy, N ^a   De, R ^a   Donaldson, I ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; CHILD; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NECK; NEEDLE BIOPSY;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NECK;

EID: 0037313358     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2003.64.2.1815     Document Type: Review

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