PET/CT for radiotherapy planning of head-âÂÂneck cancer
PET/CT for radiotherapy planning of head-âÂÂneck cancer
PET/CT for radiotherapy planning of head-âÂÂneck cancer
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ScienAfic evaluaAon<br />
! 112 pa3ents with (chemo)radia3on <strong>for</strong> a N2 <strong>head</strong>neck tumor<br />
! FDG-‐<strong>PET</strong>/<strong>CT</strong> scan 3 months afer CRT<br />
! Only FDG-‐posi3ve necks received node dissec3on<br />
! All others wait-‐and-‐see<br />
! Average follow-‐up 2,5 years<br />
Results<br />
! 50 pa3ents with residual nodes on <strong>CT</strong><br />
! 9 posi3ve on <strong>PET</strong>: PPV = 22%<br />
! 41 nega3ve on <strong>PET</strong>: NPV = 100%<br />
Results <strong>of</strong> a prospec3ve study <strong>of</strong> positron emission tomography-‐directed management <strong>of</strong> residual nodal abnormali3es in node-‐posi3ve<br />
<strong>head</strong> and neck <strong>cancer</strong> afer defini3ve <strong>radiotherapy</strong> with or without systemic therapy.<br />
Porceddu SV et al., Head Neck 2011. (Aus)<br />
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