Evaluation of recurrent nodal disease after definitive radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Diagnostic value of fine-needle aspiration cytology and CT scan

Head and Neck

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 370-377

  Toh, Song Tar ^a   Heng, Wai Yuen ^a   Yau, Hong Goh ^a   Goh, Christopher Hood Keng ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

CT scan; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Negative neck dissection; Recurrent nodal disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NECK; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247213827     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.20526     Document Type: Review

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