Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of retropharyngeal lymph nodes after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a novel technique for accurate diagnosis

Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of retropharyngeal lymph nodes after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a novel technique for accurate diagnosis

Abstract Background Enlarged retropharyngeal lymph nodes (RLNs) are very common in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) undergoing radiotherapy. The most suitable treatment option for enlarged RLNs depends on the pathological results. However, RLN sampling is difficult and imminent in the cl...

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Main Authors: Long-Jun He, Chuanbo Xie, Yin Li, Lin-Na Luo, Ke Pan, Xiao-Yan Gao, Li-Zhi Liu, Jian-Ming Gao, Guang-Yu Luo, Hong-Bo Shan, Ming-Yuan Chen, Chong Zhao, Wei-Jun Fan, Ping Yang, Guo-Liang Xu, Jian-Jun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-05-01
Series:Cancer Communications
Subjects:
Fine needle aspiration
Endoscopic ultrasonography
Retropharyngeal lymph node
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40880-018-0286-z

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