Does routine preoperative imaging of parotid tumours affect surgical management decision making?

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 430-434

  Cheung, Roy L H ^a   Russell, Alexa C ^a   Freeman, Jeremy ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Imaging; Parotid tumours

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANADA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PHARYNX TUMOR; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 64349109373     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2008.0026     Document Type: Article

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