Diagnostic accuracy of lugol chromoendoscopy in the oesophagus in patients with head and neck cancer Seguridad diagnóstica de la cromoendoscopia con lugol en el esófago de pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello

Background and aim: patients with head and neck squamous cell malignancies have a higher risk of oesophageal squamous cell carcinomas. Lugol chromoendoscopy in oesophagus is a simple technique with a high diagnostic yield in premalignant lesions. The objective was to analyze its diagnostic accuracy...

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Main Authors: Rita Carvalho, Miguel Areia, Daniel Brito, Sandra Saraiva, Susana Alves, Ana Teresa Cadime
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2013-02-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082013000200004