A Scoring System for Prediction of Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Mi Sun Chung Young Jun Choi Seon Ok Kim Yoon Se Lee Jung Yong Hong Jeong Hyun Lee Jung-Hwan Baek

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2019)

We developed a comprehensive and simple risk scoring system using CT characteristics in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma to stratify the risk of lymph node metastasis. It could facilitate decision-making in daily practice.

Keyphrases

lymph node metastasis
squamous cell carcinoma
papillary thyroid
primary care
healthcare
computed tomography
image quality
physical activity
contrast enhanced
dual energy
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance
breast cancer risk