Magnetic resonance and metastatic neck adenopathies. Usefulness of the technique for cervical staging

Mompó Romero, L.; López Martínez, R.; Vizcaíno Esteve, I.; Dalmau Galofré, J.; Faubel Serra, M.

Anales Otorrinolaringologicos Ibero-Americanos 24(2): 113-121

1997


ISSN/ISBN: 0303-8874
PMID: 9199107
Document Number: 471674
25 patients with epidermoid carcinoma of the larynx underwent staging of cervical adenopathies by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). All patients subsequently underwent neck dissection. The MRI results were compared with the histopathological findings ans those gained through previous palpation. MRI correctly staged 54.1% of patients with a sensitivity of 66% and a specificity of 74%.

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