[Usefulness of the new classification for regional extension on CT of head and neck cancer].
OBJECTIVE
To present the usefulness of the new classification of neck nodes based in commuted tomography (CT).


METHODS
We present several illustrative images showing neck nodes in each of the new levels (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, III, IV, Va, Vb, and VI) as an adjunct to nodal classifications.


CONCLUSIONS
An imaging-based classification for the cervical nodes allows to know much better their distribution along the neck, helping to find correlation between clinical, radiological and surgical findings.
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Unidad de Otorrinolaringología, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Madrid. gplaza@fhalcorcon.es
Aparicio
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Ferrando
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de los Santos
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D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed