title: [Conclusiveness of various diagnostic procedures for squamous cell carcinomas of the visceral cranium and the oral cavity as compared with histological evaluations].
abstract: In 60 patients with primary squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity, clinical examination was complemented by 5 additional diagnostic procedures prior to surgery to assess tumor extension. Comparing these finding with the histological evaluation of the excised tissue demonstrated that, while the TNM classification remains the foundation of all tumor diagnostic procedures, the use of radiography, bone scintigraphy and CT is indispensable to ascertain the amount of tissue to be excised. CT competes with B-scan sonography in cervical lymph node diagnostics. Tumor scintigraphy has been found to be an unreliable method.
authors.affiliation: Klinikum der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wangerin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ewers
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sauer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Randzio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Aussagekraft verschiedener Diagnoseverfahren bei Plattenepithelkarzinomen von Gesichtsschädel und Mundhöhle im Vergleich zur histologischen Auswertung.