Head and Neck Cancer
Report summarizes head and neck cancer study findings from S.C.L. Leong and co-researchers
Published in Medical Imaging Week, November 8th, 2008
In this recent report, researchers in Liverpool, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To evaluate the benefits of chest computed tomography and X-ray as screening tools in patients with newly diagnosed head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, to determine the incidence of lung metastases or synchronous pulmonary lesions, and to evaluate factors associated with positive radiological findings. Five-year, retrospective survey of all newly diagnosed cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma."
"We included 102 patients (63 men and 39 women), with a mean age of 67 years (range 33-91 years). The incidence of pulmonary involvement was 17 per cent. The sensitivity and...
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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2008-11-08)
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