The Role of FDG-PET in the Preoperative Assessment of N-Staging in Head and Neck Cancer

Article Article scientifique Article The Role of FDG-PET in the Preoperative Assessment of N-Staging in Head and Neck Cancer eng 1996 author Benchaou Mimoun 88001 author Lehmann Willy 25382 Décanat et administration de la faculté de médecine (ADMED) author Slosman Daniel 28416 author Becker Minerva 134255 Département de radiologie et informatique médicale (RADIO) author Lemoine R. author Ruefenacht Daniel André 28650 author Donath Alfred 25141 332-335 10.3109/00016489609137852 8725543 0001-6489 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/00016489609137852 This prospective study based on 48 patients showed that FDG-PET has a significantly higher sensitivity for the detection of lymph node metastases compared with palpation and it appears ths.t FDG-PET has a similar sensitivity to CT-scanning. According to our data, FDG-PET is a highly specific method in the evaluation of neck nodes. This new imaging technique allows a tridimensional study and is easy to interpret. Therefore, FDG-PET seems to be a valuable imaging technique for the detection of cervical lymph node metastasis. Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology Cervical Vertebrae / pathology Deoxyglucose / analogs & derivatives Female Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Humans Lymph Nodes / pathology Lymphoma / diagnosis Lymphoma / pathology Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Metastasis Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnosis Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / pathology Oropharynx / pathology Retrospective Studies Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis Spinal Neoplasms / pathology Tomography, Emission-Computed Tomography, X-Ray Computed Dewey 616.8 Dewey 616.0757 62 Département de radiologie et informatique médicale 227 61 Département des neurosciences cliniques 226 false 411 Groupe Becker Minerva (imagerie ORL) 683 Acta oto-laryngologica 116 2 0dc3ebf5-59d9-4d4b-8ad6-19b2d7cdd2f5 Article (Published version) Restricted Acta Otolaryngol 1996_116(2)_332-331.pdf 2665189 application/pdf 52c6a29dfe21a10b06d7956251ae3f4065332ba4072d61bb5d6982bf84dc2625 restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de radiologie et informatique médicale Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

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The Role of FDG-PET in the Preoperative Assessment of N-Staging in Head and Neck Cancer	Acta oto-laryngologica			1996	77	1

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