Lymph node central necrosis on computed tomography as predictor of extracapsular spread in metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Pilot study

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1284-1288

  Zoumalan, R A ^a   Kleinberger, A J ^a   Morris, L G T ^a   Ranade, A ^a   Yee, H ^a   Delacure, M D ^a   Myssiorek, D ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central; Cervical; Computerized Axial Tomography Scan; Computerized Tomography Scan; Extension; Lymph Node; Metastasis; Necrosis; Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE CENTRAL NECROSIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NECK DISSECTION; NECROSIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

AGED; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NECROSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS, SQUAMOUS CELL; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78649938450     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215110001453     Document Type: Article

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