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Lymph nodes of the neck: evaluation with US.
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1986
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Clinical AnatomyInterventional RadiologySurgeryNeck DisorderRadical Operative ProcedureSurgical PathologyNeck MusclesNeck OncologyRadiologyHealth SciencesImaging AnatomyMedical ImagingHistopathologyHead And Neck SurgeryUltrasoundLymph NodesCervical CancerOtolaryngologyNeck PathologyHead And Neck CancerHead And Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaLymphatic DiseaseMedicineOperative CourseCervical Spine
Ultrasound (US) proved highly effective for detection, localization, and delineation of enlarged lymph nodes of the neck. Infiltration of adjacent structures, specifically the common, internal, and external carotid arteries, and the neck muscles was reliably demonstrated. Benign and malignant lymph node enlargement could not be differentiated. US examinations changed the operative course of 56% of patients studied. In 41%, a more radical operative procedure was performed than was previously planned; in 14%, US demonstrated inoperability. Small-parts US is a very useful adjunct to current imaging techniques of cervical lymph node disease.