Open AccessAssessment of efficacy of ultrasonography in cervical lymphadenopathy in oral malignancies
Author(s) -
Samruddhi Swapnil Metha,
Amit Mhapuskar,
Swati Marathe,
Swapnil Suresh Metha,
Santosh Jadhav,
Shweta D Thakare,
Deepak Passi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_440_18
Subject(s) - medicine , echogenicity , malignancy , hilum (anatomy) , calcification , cervical lymph nodes , radiology , biopsy , cervical lymphadenopathy , ultrasonogram , physical examination , edema , lymph node , ultrasonography , pathology , surgery , metastasis , cancer , disease
To substantiate the use of ultrasonography in diagnosis of cervical lymphadenopathy in oral malignancies and to assess if ultrasonographic examination done prior to lymph node (LN) biopsy can yield important information regarding the diagnosis.