Computed tomography appearance of marked keratinization of metastatic cervical lymph nodes

1997 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eiji Nakayama ◽  
Eiichiro Ariji ◽  
Masanori Shinohara ◽  
Kazunori Yoshiura ◽  
Kunihiro Miwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Cervical Lymph Nodes ◽  
Tomography Appearance

Assessment of cervical lymph node metastases using indirect computed tomography lymphography with iopamidol in a tongue VX2 carcinoma model

2011 ◽  
Vol 125 (8) ◽  
pp. 820-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Shu ◽  
X Xu ◽  
Z Wang ◽  
W Dai ◽  
Y Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Lymph Node Metastases ◽  
Cervical Lymph Node ◽  
Cervical Lymph Nodes ◽  
Cervical Lymph Node Metastases ◽  
Computed Tomography Images ◽  
Vx2 Carcinoma ◽  
Node Metastases

AbstractObjective:To investigate the performance of indirect computed tomography lymphography with iopamidol for detecting cervical lymph node metastases in a tongue VX2 carcinoma model.Materials and methods:A metastatic cervical lymph node model was created by implanting VX2 carcinoma suspension into the tongue submucosa of 21 rabbits. Computed tomography images were obtained 1, 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes after iopamidol injection, on days 11, 14, 21 (six rabbits each) and 28 (three rabbits) after carcinoma transplantation. Computed tomography lymphography was performed, and lymph node filling defects and enhancement characteristics evaluated.Results:Indirect computed tomography lymphography revealed bilateral enhancement of cervical lymph nodes in all animals, except for one animal imaged on day 28. There was significantly slower evacuation of contrast in metastatic than non-metastatic nodes. A total of 41 enhanced lymph nodes displayed an oval or round shape, or local filling defects. One lymph node with an oval shape was metastatic (one of 11, 9.1 per cent), while 21 nodes with filling defects were metastatic (21/30, 70 per cent). The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and positive and negative predictive values when using a filling defect diameter of 1.5 mm as a diagnostic criterion were 86.4, 78.9, 82.9, 82.6 and 83.3 per cent, respectively.Conclusion:When using indirect computed tomography lymphography to detect metastatic lymph nodes, filling defects and slow evacuation of contrast agent are important diagnostic features.

Computed Tomography of Cervical Lymph Nodes: Staging and Management of Head and Neck Cancer

1985 ◽  
Vol 111 (11) ◽  
pp. 735-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Stevens ◽  
H. R. Harnsberger ◽  
A. A. Mancuso ◽  
R. K. Davis ◽  
L. P. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Cervical Lymph Nodes

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF METASTASIS OF CERVICAL LYMPH NODES USING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

2001 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 707-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuhiko NAKASATO ◽  
Yoshiharu TAMAKAWA ◽  
Masayuki HOSHINO ◽  
Hitoshi SATOH ◽  
Mitsuru IZUMISAWA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Cervical Lymph Nodes

Computed tomography and ultrasonographic evaluation of metastatic cervical lymph nodes with surgicoclinicopathologic correlation

2002 ◽  
Vol 116 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Sarvanan ◽  
J. Rajiv Bapuraj ◽  
Suresh C. Sharma ◽  
B. D. Radotra ◽  
N. Khandelwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Radical Neck Dissection ◽  
Cervical Lymphadenopathy ◽  
Nodal Metastasis ◽  
Cervical Lymph Nodes ◽  
Head And Neck Malignancies ◽  
Similar Accuracy

The detection of cervical lymph nodal metastasis and carotid artery invasion by metastatic lymph nodes is an important issue in the management of head and neck malignancies. This study compared the evaluation of metastasis by palpation, ultrasonography (USG) and computed tomography (CT) in patients with known head and neck malignancies.Twenty-five consecutive patients with head and neck malignancy were prospectively evaluated for the presence of cervical lymphadenopathy and carotid artery invasion. All patients underwent clinical examination (palpation), USG and CT examination. A modified CT criteria was employed which yielded acceptable results for the detection of metastatic nodes. Radical neck dissection was performed for 26 neck sides, and the results of pre-operative evaluation were confirmed by the surgical and histopathological findings.Palpation, ultrasound and CT have comparable sensitivity in the determination of metastasis involving cervical lymph nodes. Thus palpation should be employed as the primary method of assessment of secondaries in the neck.However, palpation is less sensitive than CT and USG in the detection of carotid artery involvement, hence the clinical suspicion of arterial invasion should be confirmed by either CT or USG which have similar accuracy in the detection of carotid artery invasion.

Computed tomography of cervical lymph nodes

Radiographics ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah L. Reede ◽  
R. Thomas Bergeron ◽  
Margaret Ann Whelan ◽  
Noel L. Cohen ◽  
Mark S. Persky
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Cervical Lymph Nodes
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