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ReviewEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2016

The role of PET/CT in the management of patients affected by head and neck tumors: a review of the literature.

Giovanni Cammaroto, Natale Quartuccio, Alessandro Sindoni, Francesca Di Mauro, Federico Caobelli, Young AIMN Working Group

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Review in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Recurrent oropharyngeal cancer after organ preserving treatment: pattern of failure and survival.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2017
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  10. Impact of 3T multiparametric MRI and FDG-PET-CT in the evaluation of occult primary cancer with cervical node metastasis.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2016
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Authors and funding

6 authors.

Giovanni CammarotoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy. giovanni.cammaroto@hotmail.com.
Natale QuartuccioNuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphologic and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Alessandro SindoniNuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphologic and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Francesca Di MauroNuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphologic and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Federico CaobelliNuclear Medicine Unit, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Young AIMN Working Group

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of head and neck tumor (HNSCC) has been changing over the years, especially due to the aid of imaging techniques that help physicians to attain a correct diagnosis. These techniques represent a valuable tool to help tailor treatment and during follow-up of patients affected by malignancies. The aim of this review is to summarize the results of the most recent and relevant studies about the use of PET imaging in HNSCCs. This review is divided into six chapters: (1) The role of PET/CT in the pre-treatment phase; (2) PET/CT and radiotherapy planning; (3) PET/CT in the post-treatment setting; (4) PET/CT and SUVmax for prediction of prognosis; (5) miscellanea on the utility of PET in specific HNSCCs; (6) non-FDG PET tracers used in HNSCC. Promising results have been obtained so far. Despite the encouraging outcomes, more investigations are needed to warrant the value of this technique, especially in the pre-treatment setting.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansPatient SelectionPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPrognosisRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedReproducibility of ResultsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckChemotherapyHead and neck carcinomasPatient managementPET/CTRadiotherapy

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