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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma echocardiography or ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no ultrasound findings associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. However, ultrasonography may be helpful in the assessment of cervical lymph nodes and liver for metastasis evaluation.
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
There are no ultrasound findings associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. However, ultrasonography may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which include:[1][2][3]
- Cervical lymph nodes metastasis
- Liver metastasis
- Evaluation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and the parapharyngeal space
References
References
- ↑ Gao Y, Zhu SY, Dai Y, Lu BF, Lu L (May 2014). “Diagnostic accuracy of sonography versus magnetic resonance imaging for primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma”. J Ultrasound Med. 33 (5): 827–34. doi:10.7863/ultra.33.5.827. PMID 24764338.
- ↑ Pan, Dai; Zhu, Shang-Yong; Xu, Yuan-Bing; Wu, Ya-Fei; Lun, Hai-Mei; Wei, Yu-Ya (2013). “Sonographic Findings of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Its Involvement in the Parapharyngeal Space”. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 32 (6): 1041–1047. doi:10.7863/ultra.32.6.1041. ISSN 0278-4297.
- ↑ Gao Y, Zhu SY, Dai Y, Lu BF, Lu L (May 2014). “Diagnostic accuracy of sonography versus magnetic resonance imaging for primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma”. J Ultrasound Med. 33 (5): 827–34. doi:10.7863/ultra.33.5.827. PMID 24764338.
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