title: Experiences with 197HgCl2 in the diagnosis of head and neck malignancies.
abstract: 197 Hg Cl2 (mercuric dichloride) was used in the diagnosis of 30 cases of epidermoid carcinoma of the head and the neck, and in 5 cases of benign tumours and non-neoplastic lesions. The results show that radioisotope scanning is not a certain method of diagnosis but that it affords supplementary information essential to correct therapy.
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008631:Mercury Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D008631:Mercury Radioisotopes