Management pathways and the surgical diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis: Can they be improved? The bradford experience

ORL

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 261-265

  Tsikoudas, A ^a,b  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical lymph nodes; Tuberculosis; Tuberculous lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE SECTION; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 1642455842     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075223     Document Type: Article

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