J Korean Radiol Soc.
1987 Oct;23(5):663-668. 10.3348/jkrs.1987.23.5.663.
CT in malignancies of the oropharynx and oral cavity
- KMID: 2359385
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1987.23.5.663
Abstract
- Eighty-four histologically proven cases of carcinoma of the orpharynx and oral cavity were analyzed with CTfindings. The results were as follows: 1. CT has great advantages in the evaluation of deep ifiltration andcervical lymph node metastasis. 2. Cervical lymph node metastasis were found in 52 cases (62%) of all and primarydraining lymph nodes were jugulodiagastric and submandibular. 3. Local extension of tumor was observed in 49 cases(58%) and tongue base cancer had greatest tendency to infiltrate deeply.
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