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Role of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in evaluation of carcinoma epidermoid of head and neck. Lebanese experience with review of the literature

Creators

  • 1. Departement d'imagerie medicale, hotel Dieu-de France, Beyrouth (Lebanon)
  • 2. Departement de la medecine nucleaire, hopital Mont-Liban, Beyrouth (Lebanon)
  • 3. Departement de radiologie, American university of Beirut medical center, Beyrouth (Lebanon)
  • 4. Departement de radiologie, hopital Mont-Liban, Beyrouth (Lebanon)

Description

Since its implementation in the evaluation and monitoring of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, PET/CT has become the imaging modality of choice for this category providing anatomical and metabolic information at once. 18F-FDG-PET/CT is useful in identifying a cancer of unknown primary, extension of the primary tumor, detection of regional lymph node involvement even with infracentimetric lymph node, detecting a metastatic lesion and in few instances identifying a synchronous primitive tumor. It provides a vital role in assessing the response to treatment, monitoring the long-term recurrence and recently in planning radiotherapy. (authors)

Availability note (English)

Available from doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mednuc.2014.12.007

Abstract (French)

Depuis son application dans l'evaluation et le suivi des cancers epidermoides de la tete et du cou, la TEP/TDM est devenue la modalite d'imagerie de choix pour cette categorie fournissant des informations anatomiques et metaboliques a la fois. La 18F-FDG-TEP/TDM est utile dans l'identification d'un primitif non deja connu, la delimitation de l'extension de la tumeur primitive, la detection d'une atteinte ganglionnaire regionale meme avec des ganglions de petite taille, la detection d'une atteinte metastatique a distance et parfois dans la detection d'un second primitif synchrone. Elle assure un role primordial dans l'evaluation de la reponse au traitement, dans le suivi de la recurrence a long terme et recemment dans la planification de la radiotherapie. (auteurs)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Role de la 18F-FDG-TEP/TDM dans l'evaluation des cancers epidermoides de la tete et du cou : experience libanaise et revue de la litterature

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.mednuc.2014.12.007;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Medecine Nucleaire. Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
suppl
Journal Page Range
p. e21-e26
ISSN
0928-1258
CODEN
MNIMEX

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
53085762
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CARCINOMAS; EVALUATION; FLUORINE 18; HEAD; LYMPH NODES; METASTASES; NECK; PLANNING; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEWS
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DOCUMENT TYPES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MEDICINE; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY

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