18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography to Evaluate Cervical Node Metastases in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis

Kyzas, P.; Εvangelou, Εvangelos; Denaxa-Kyza, Despina; P. A. Ioannidis, John

doi:10.1093/jnci/djn125

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18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography to Evaluate Cervical Node Metastases in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis

Published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute • May 13, 2008

Authors:

P. Kyzas

Εvangelos Εvangelou

Despina Denaxa-Kyza

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Positron emission tomography using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG PET) has been proposed to enhance preoperative assessment of cervical lymph node status in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Management is most controversial for patients with a clinically negat...

Subject

Medicine

Positron emission tomography

Head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma

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