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Routine Surveillance MRI Following Chemoradiation for Advanced‐Stage Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Better than Clinical Exam?
Author(s) -
Kangelaris Gerald T,
Yom Sue S,
Huang Kim,
Wang Steven J
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.21219
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation oncology , otorhinolaryngology , citation , general surgery , library science , radiation therapy , surgery , computer science
The role of surveillance imaging following treatment for oropharyngeal cancer remains illdefined. Until recently, the National Comprehensive Care Network (NCCN) and American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) limited imaging recommendations to yearly chest radiographs as indicated.1, 2 Despite these guidelines, a survey of head and neck surgeons conducted by Paniello et al found heterogeneity regarding the use of post-treatment locoregional imaging of head and neck cancers, including use of advanced imaging such as computed tomography (CT) for surveillance of disease recurrence.3