Objective: To evaluate the role of PET/CT in the approach to patients with head and neck cancer. Materials and Methods: Retrospective study of medical records and PET/CT images of 63 patients with head and neck cancer. Results: Alterations were observed in 76% of the cases. Out of these cases, 7 (11%) were considered as false-positive, with SUV < 5.0. PET/CT demonstrated negative results in 15 cases (24%). Among the 14 cases where the method was utilized for staging, 3 (22%) had their stages changed. Conclusion: PET/CT has shown to be of potential value in the routine evaluation of patients with head and neck cancer, but further studies of a higher number of cases are required to define a protocol for utilization of the method. Keywords: Emission computed tomography; Fluorodeoxyglucose 18F; Head and neck neoplasms; Neoplasm staging; Squamous cell carcinoma.
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Curioni, O. A., Souza, R. P., Amar, A., Viana, D., Rapoport, A., Dedivitis, R. A., … Brandão, L. G. (2012). Value of pet/ct in the approach to head and neck cancer. Radiologia Brasileira, 45(6), 315–318. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-39842012000600006
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