Relationship between the maximum standardized uptake value of fluoro-2-deoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography and clinicopathological characteristics in tongue squamous cell carcinoma

Zheng, Dong; Niu, Lixuan; Liu, Wenpeng; Zheng, Changgang; Yan, Ruyi; Gong, Liyan; Dong, Zhongxing; Fei, Jun; Li, Ke

doi:10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_855_18

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“…Myers et al (10) presented an estimated overall sensitivity of PET-CT for the N0 neck of 78% with a specificity of 100%. Similar results were also reported by Zheng et al (11), Lee et al (12), and Wong et al (13). A recent important study by Lowe et al (29) described that PET-CT had a highly negative predictive value for the N0 neck in T2 to T4 SCC of the head and neck and that PET/CT might assist clinicians with the decision of the best therapy for the clinically N0 neck in SCC of the head and neck.…”

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Comparison Between PET-CT–Guided Neck Dissection and Elective Neck Dissection in cT1-2N0 Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Zhu

Sun

2020

Front. Oncol.

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Objective: Neck management in cT1-2N0 tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) remains controversial. Our goal was to compare the survival difference between PET-CT-guided neck dissection and elective neck dissection (END) for the treatment of cT1-2 tongue SCC. Methods: Patients with surgically treated cT1-2N0 tongue SCC were retrospectively enrolled. These patients were divided into two groups. Group A: The decision of whether to perform neck dissection was mainly based on the results of preoperative PET-CT examinations. Group B: Patients received END treatment without preoperative PET-CT examinations. The study endpoints were regional control (RC) and disease-specific survival (DSS). The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate the survival rates. Results: Group A consisted of 66 patients, and 16 patients underwent neck dissection owing to positive PET-CT results. Group B consisted of 169 patients. The 5-year RC rates in group A and group B were 86 and 87%, respectively, and the difference was not significant (p = 0.731). The 5-year DSS rates in group A and group B were 93 and 90%, respectively, and the difference was not significant (p = 0.583). Conclusions: Neck dissection can be safely avoided when the PET-CT scan reveals no neck lymph node involvement.

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confidence: 83%

“…Myers et al (10) presented an estimated overall sensitivity of PET-CT for the N0 neck of 78% with a specificity of 100%. Similar results were also reported by Zheng et al (11), Lee et al (12), and Wong et al (13). All these findings suggest that there might be high reliability for PET-CT in assessing neck status in cT1-2 tongue SCC.…”

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confidence: 88%