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

M. Benchaou Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland

W. Lehmann Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland

D. O. Slosman Division of Nuclear Medicm, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland

M Becker Division of Radiodiagnostic, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland

R. Lemoine Division of Clinical Pathology, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland

D. Rufenacht Division of Radiodiagnostic, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland

A. Donath Division of Nuclear Medicm, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland

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Abstract

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.

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