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Ultrasound usage in the head and neck surgeon's office
Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 05/01/09

Welkoborsky HJ - ffice-based ultrasonography is a simple and rewarding technique that is enhanced by the experience of the investigator. The neck surgeon who is caring for the patient might use this information for diagnostic and therapeutic management. Due to high accuracy, noninvasiveness, and lack of radiation exposure, ultrasonography is required in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of any pathologic masses in the entire neck and prior to any surgical procedure. Future developments, that is, elastography, might lead to further improvement in the diagnostic accuracy to differentiate benign and malignant masses.

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Planned neck dissection following primary chemoradiation for advanced-stage head and neck cancer
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 10/13/09 Relevance Score: 71%

Cessation of alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking and the reversal of head and neck cancer risk
International Journal of Epidemiology, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 71%

Management of the neck after chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancers in Asia: consensus statement from the Asian Oncology Summit 2009
The Lancet Oncology, 11/02/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Extracts from The Cochrane Library: Erythropoietin as an adjuvant treatment with (chemo) radiation therapy for head and neck cancer
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 10/12/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Progesterone receptors identified in vascular malformations of the head and neck
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 69%