Evaluation and management of neck masses in children

American Family Physician

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 353-358

  Meier, Jeremy D ^a   Grimmer, Johannes Fredrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NECK TUMOR; PALPATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TERATOMA; THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST; THYROID CARCINOMA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS;

EID: 84896887108     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 15320650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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