Analysis of cervical and retropharyngeal lymph node metastases in the patients with hypopharyngeal carcinoma with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

Chinese Journal of Cancer

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-193

  Deng, Xue Ying ^a   Su, Yong ^a   Zheng, Lie ^a   Xie, Chuan Miao ^a   Gu, Mo Fa ^a   Zeng, Rui Fang ^a   Yin, Shao Han ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical neoplasm lymph node; CT; Hypopharyngeal neoplasm; MRI; Retropharyngeal lymph node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROPHARYNGEAL LYMPH NODE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 79955829575     PISSN: 1000467X     EISSN: 1944446X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5732/cjc.009.10298     Document Type: Article

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