Predictive indicators for thyroid cartilage involvement in carcinoma of the larynx seen on spiral computed tomography scans

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 857-860

  Fernandes, R ^a   Gopalan, P ^a   Spyridakou, C ^a   Joseph, G ^b   Kumar, M ^a,c  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Computed Tomography; Laryngeal Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LARYNX CARTILAGE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

CARCINOMA; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID CARTILAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; WALES;

EID: 33750709261     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106001939     Document Type: Article

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