Clinicopathological and radiological evaluation of cervical lymph node metastasis in head and neck malignancies

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 327-331

  Thakur, Jagdeep S ^a   Sharma, M L ^a   Mohan, C ^a   Mohindroo, N K ^a   Kaushik, N K ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical lymph node; Computerized Tomography; Metastasis; Palpation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249110593     PISSN: 00195421     EISSN: 00195421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12070-007-0094-2     Document Type: Article

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