| Staging of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx: a comparison of MRI and CT in T- and N-staging. | |
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PMID: 10050806 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: Our purpose was to assess the accuracy of CT and MRI in staging of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral cavity and oropharynx. METHOD: Fifty-one episodes of primary and recurrent SCC were assessed with CT and MRI. The results were compared with pathological staging. RESULTS: For staging primary tumours, the accuracy of MR was 77% and that of CT was 67%. For detecting recurrent tumour, the accuracy of MR was 89% and that of CT was 100%. For N-staging, nodal sites were divided, according to the site of the primary tumour, into high and low risk. Sensitivity for high risk sites was 60% for clinical assessment, 35% for CT, and 75% for MR. Negative predictive value (NPV) was < or = 50% for all methods. For low risk sites, the NPV was > or = 95% for all methods. CONCLUSION: For T-staging, MR scanning is overall more accurate than CT. If degraded images and T1 tumours are excluded, the techniques are comparable. MR scanning is oversensitive for recurrent disease. For N-staging, all methods failed to detect small metastatic deposits. |
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A Leslie; E Fyfe; P Guest; P Goddard; J E Kabala |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of computer assisted tomography Volume: 23 ISSN: 0363-8715 ISO Abbreviation: J Comput Assist Tomogr Publication Date: 1999 Jan-Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-03-11 Completed Date: 1999-03-11 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7703942 Medline TA: J Comput Assist Tomogr Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 43-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Clinical Radiology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK. |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis*, pathology, radiography Female Humans Lymph Nodes / pathology Lymphatic Metastasis Magnetic Resonance Imaging* Male Middle Aged Mouth Neoplasms / diagnosis*, pathology, radiography Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis Neoplasm Staging Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*, pathology, radiography Sensitivity and Specificity Tomography, X-Ray Computed* |
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