Diagnosis of lymph node metastases of head and neck cancer and evaluation of effects of chemoradiotherapy using ultrasonography

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-32

  Furukawa, Madoka K ^a   Furukawa, Masaki ^b  

^a KANAGAWA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnostic criteria; Head and neck cancer; Lymph node metastasis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

B SCAN; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE IRRADIATION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS;

EID: 77950917220     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-009-0017-1     Document Type: Review

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