Diagnostic Imaging of Malignant Cervical Lymphadenopathy in Staging and Surgical Planning

authors:

avatar Jalal Jalalshokouhi , *


how to cite: Jalalshokouhi J. Diagnostic Imaging of Malignant Cervical Lymphadenopathy in Staging and Surgical Planning. I J Radiol. 2014;11(30th Iranian Congress of Radiology):e21332. https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.21332.

Abstract

1. Ultrasonography
2. X-ray CT-scanning
3. MRI
Dye injection especially in X-ray CT is necessary.
Shape, size, number and adjacent pathology are important in staging.
They are common in lymphoma, NHL, tongue and nasopharynx C.A, SCC, metastatic.
MRI is more sensitive for detection of nodes than CT.
MRI is for better delineation of nodes.

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