Value of computed tomography for evaluating the subglottis in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Subglottic involvement in squamous cell carcinoma is a determining factor for contraindicating conservative partial surgery. The subglottis is easily identified by axial computed tomography sections. The present study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of false-negative and fals...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Pires de Souza, Nestor de Barros, Ademar José de Oliveira Paes Junior, Olger de Souza Tornin, Abrão Rapoport, Giovanni Guido Cerri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2007-03-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802007000200002&lng=en&tlng=en