Computed tomography and lymphoscintigraphy to identify lymph node metastases and lymphatic drainage pathways in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 260, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 148-152

  Freire, Addah R S ^a   Lima, Eduardo N P ^b   Almeida, Oslei P ^a   Kowalski, Luiz P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Head and neck; Lymph node metastases; Lymphoscintigraphy

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN TC 99M; IOPAMIDOL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0037361477     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-002-0487-5     Document Type: Article

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