[Influence of external and endogenous factors on cervical lymph nodes : Sonographic study of size and morphology].

CONCLUSION: The recorded lymph nodes corresponded to the established sonographic criteria of benign lymph nodes. Our results show that age, smoking intensity, combination of smoking with sporting activity, and surgery influence the size of sonographically measured cervical lymph nodes.
PMID: 29264634 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: HNO - December 22, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: HNO Source Type: research