Computed tomography of cervical and retropharyngeal lymph nodes: normal anatomy, variants of normal, and applications in staging head and neck cancer. Part 1. Normal anatomy

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.148.3.6878691· OSTI ID:6866534

Mancuso, A A; Harnsberger, H R; Muraki, A S; Stevens, M H

The retropharyngeal and cervical lymph-node-bearing areas in 30 patients were examined with computed tomography (CT) to determine the range of normal variation in these nodal groups. The data agree with those in the pathologic, anatomic, and surgical literature, and indicate that CT can very precisely determine the size and gross morphology of normal nodes in the retropharyngeal region and the neck. This should have important applications in the management of patients with head and neck cancer.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City
• OSTI ID: 6866534
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 148:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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