title: [X-ray computed tomography: examination of choice in cervicofacial pathology? Radio-anatomical correlation. Imagery of the chosen cases].
abstract: The authors present their experience of tomodensitometry in cervico-facial pathology. Their work approaches the subject successively from three angles, first comparing 51 cases of tomodensitometric exploration to the classic techniques used in cervico-facial pathology. Next, a correlation is established between the tomodensitometric images and surgical biopsies from 28 pharyngolaryngeal cancers. From the third angle, some selected cases are used to illustrate the contribution by tomodensitometry to the radiology of cervico-facial pathology. From this study, tomodensitometry would appear to be a radiological investigation of choice in cervico-facial oncology for estimating the extent and depth of the tumour, while equalling if not being superior to the traditional radiological techniques for assessing the lesions in this region, whether they be benign or malignant.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Tomodensitométrie: examen de choix en pathologie cervico-faciale? Corrélation radio-anatomique--imagerie de cas choisis.