Comparison of Preoperative Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography with Panscopy and Ultrasound in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Open Access
- 1 November 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Oncology
- Vol. 98 (12), 889-892
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000509188
Abstract
Introduction: To compare data from preoperative positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with results of panscopy with biopsy and ultrasound with fine needle aspiration cytology (US-FNAC) on the same patients. Methods: In this retrospective (2014-2016) study, we compared PET/CT results with the results from panscopy with biopsy and US-FNAC in patients suspected of head and neck malignancy treated at the University Hospital in Umea, Sweden. Results: A 91.3% concordance was seen between results from PET/CT and panscopy with biopsy, whereas between PET/CT and US-FNAC the concordance was 89.1%. Conclusions: The present data show the usefulness of PET/CT in the diagnosis of head and neck malignancies.This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
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