Tuberculous lymph node calcification detected on routine panoramic radiography: A case report

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 252-254

  Aydin, Ülkem ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Radiography, panoramic; Tuberculosis, lymph node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; CALCINOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RADIOGRAPHY;

CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 0642310332     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/56579260     Document Type: Article

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