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Pretherapeutic staging of hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Clinical findings, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging compared with histopathologic evaluation

Published inArchives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery, vol. 123, no. 9, p. 908-913
Publication date1997
Abstract

To assess the accuracy of preoperative computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and clinical and endoscopic tumor evaluation and to analyze the impact of these diagnostic modalities on pretherapeutic staging of hypopharyngeal carcinoma.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis/pathology/radiography/surgery
  • Contrast Media
  • Cricoid Cartilage/pathology/radiography
  • Female
  • Gadolinium/diagnostic use
  • Gadolinium DTPA
  • Humans
  • Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms/diagnosis/pathology/radiography/surgery
  • Image Enhancement
  • Laryngeal Cartilages/pathology/radiography
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms/diagnosis/pathology/radiography/surgery
  • Laryngectomy
  • Laryngoscopy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Organometallic Compounds/diagnostic use
  • Pentetic Acid/analogs & derivatives/diagnostic use
  • Pharyngectomy
  • Preoperative Care
  • Prospective Studies
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Thyroid Cartilage/pathology/radiography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Citation (ISO format)
ZBÄREN, P, BECKER, Minerva, LÄNG, H. Pretherapeutic staging of hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Clinical findings, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging compared with histopathologic evaluation. In: Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery, 1997, vol. 123, n° 9, p. 908–913. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900090016003
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