Comparison between computed tomography and clinical evaluation in tumour/node stage and follow-up of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 140-148

  Figueiredo, Paulo Tadeu De Souza ^a   Leite, A F ^a   Freitas, A C ^b   Nascimento, L A ^b   Cavalcanti, M G ^c   Melo, N S ^a   Guerra, E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b University Hospital of Brasilia   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cancer; Computed tomography; Oral cavity; Oropharynx

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IOPAMIDOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; OROPHARYNX TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77749264235     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/69910245     Document Type: Article

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