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Comparison of different diagnostic approaches in the management of the clinically negative neck in early oral cancer patients
Author(s) -
Bree Remco,
Keizer Bart
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.33443
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel node , positron emission tomography , radiology , biopsy , cancer , oral cavity , computed tomography , nuclear medicine , breast cancer , dentistry
In clinically node‐negative patients with early oral cavity cancer, [ 18 F]fludeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET‐CT) should be compared with sentinel node biopsy. Cost effectiveness is one of the important aspects for implementation of FDG/PET‐CT in clinical practice for this patient population.