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Can CT scan detect cancer
Can CT scan detect abnormality or cancer in head or neck region or In the glands or need some other scans?
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See for HEAD AND NECK
MRI is the INVESTIGATION OF CHOICE
As per my oncosurgery knowledge
As I worked
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Yes, it can. And the specificity and sensitivity increases when it is combined with FNAC/ biopsy, clinical examination and. history
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Dr. Mohammed Jameel Ahmed
General Surgeon
25 yrs exp
Nagpur
Yes it can
But sometimes needs special CT/MRI etc.
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