Investigator
Professor · CHA Bundang Medical Center, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and neck Surgery
Prediction of cervical metastasis and survival in cN0 oral cavity cancer using tumour 18F-FDG PET/CT functional parameters
Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCC) can spread to the neck without apparent lymphadenopathy. Pretreatment detection or prediction of occult metastasis might contribute to proper management of clinically node-negative (cN0) OCC. We examined the role of tumour quantitative 18-fluorodeoxyglucose ( This study included 130 cN0 OCC patients who underwent Pathological cervical metastasis (pN +) was found in 29 (22.3%) patients. Age, tumour differentiation, lymphovascular invasion, and T classification were significantly associated with pN + (all P < 0.05). After adjustment for these factors, MTV and TLG independently predicted pN + (P < 0.05). Invasion depth, lymphovascular invasion, T and N classifications, and overall TNM stage were significantly associated with OS. After adjustment for these factors, SUV Tumour
Professor
CHA Bundang Medical Center · Otorhinolaryngology-Head and neck Surgery
Associate Professor ~ Professor
Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine · Otolaryngology
Assistant Professor
Chungnam National University School of Medicine · Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
M.D., Ph.D.
Seoul National University College of Medicine · Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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