Evaluation of metastatic lymph nodes in head and neck cancer: A comparative study between palpation, ultrasonography, ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology and computed tomography

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 236-241

  Rottey, Sylvie ^a,b   Petrovic, M ^a   Bauters, W ^a   Mervillie, K ^a   Vanherreweghe, E ^a   Bonte, K ^a   Van Belle, S ^a   Vermeersch, H ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Head and Neck Cancer; Lymph Nodes; Palpation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK DISSECTION; PALPATION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33845477461     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2006.039     Document Type: Article

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