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Périé S, Hugentobler A, Susini B, Balogova S, Grahek D, Kerrou K, Montravers F, Chater PE, St Guily JL, Talbot JN. Impact of FDG-PET to detect recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 137:647-53. [PMID: 17903585 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2007] [Revised: 04/05/2007] [Accepted: 05/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Objective Prospectively evaluate the impact of fluorodeoxy-glucose-fluorine-18 positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the management of recurrence of advanced head and neck squa-mous cell carcinoma during the first year after treatment. Study Design Seventy patients were followed-up every 6 to 8 weeks during the first year after initial combined curative therapy. FDG-PET, together with conventional imaging and en-doscopy were performed systematically at 1 year (group A) or prompted earlier in case of clinically suspicious recurrence (group B). The referring physician evaluated the impact of FDG-PET on the patient's management. Another clinician checked the pertinence of decisions. Results FDG-PET had a therapeutic impact in 8 of 43 group A patients and in 16 of 27 group B patients; the overall rate was 34%. This change was pertinent in 5 of 8 and 14 of 16 cases, respectively. Overall pertinence rate of decisions was 90% versus 70% without FDG-PET. Conclusions FDG-PET had a significant overall therapeutic impact; the induced decisions were either pertinent or just led to “futile” noninvasive examinations. Systematic FDG-PET had a significantly lesser impact in comparison with FDG-PET motivated by clinical suspicion.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sophie Périé
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine University Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI and Hospital Tenon AP-HP, Paris, France.
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