| Advances in imaging in the work-up of head and neck cancer patients. | |
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PMID: 19692289 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Accurate staging at the time of the diagnosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is critical for selection of the appropriate treatment strategy. Therefore, optimizing pre-treatment imaging in the diagnostic work-up is of great importance. CT and MRI are the corner stones of diagnostic work-up. Technical improvements will increase the value of these techniques even further. PET and PET-CT became a standard imaging techniques for HNSCC patients. It may be helpful for the detection of occult primary tumours, but its sensitivity for the detection of occult lymph node metastases is too low. Alternatively, the sentinel node procedure may be sufficiently accurate to avoid elective treatment of the neck. Screening for distant metastases should be performed only in HNSCC patients with high risk factors by FDG-PET-CT. |
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Authors:
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Remco de Bree; Jonas A Castelijns; Otto S Hoekstra; C René Leemans |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-08-18 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Oral oncology Volume: 45 ISSN: 1368-8375 ISO Abbreviation: Oral Oncol. Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
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Created Date: 2009-10-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9709118 Medline TA: Oral Oncol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 930-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. r.bree@vumc.nl |
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