Value of [18F]FDG PET-CT in the follow-up of surgically treated oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma : single centre cohort analysis on 87 patients

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of [¹⁸F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ([¹⁸F]FDG-PET/CT) scan in detecting local recurrences in patients with surgically treated oral tongue squamous cell cancer (OTSCC).

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty-seven patients who had undergone surgery for OTSCC were monitored clinically and [¹⁸F]FDGPET/CT and magnetic resonance (MR). PET uptakes were classified as functional (Type A), suspicious (Type B), or highly suggestive of local recurrence (Type C). A multidisciplinary team (MDT) evaluated case-by-case the surveillance strategy based on PET uptake.

RESULTS: Fifty-nine patients presented FDG-PET uptake during follow-up: this report was significantly more frequent in patients who received flap reconstruction than in those without (73% vs 50%; p = 0.05). In 13 patients with Type A (n = 1), Type B (n = 9), and Type C (n = 3) uptakes an additional MR was considered preferable and discovered recurrence in 12.PET-CT had 9 true positives, 17 false positives, 71 true negatives, and no false-negative, resulting in sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPV) and negative predictive values (NPV) of 100%, 80.7%, 34.6%, and 100%.

CONCLUSIONS: The present results demonstrated a change in diagnostic strategy, as decided by the MDT, in about one-fifth of patients. The results should prompt in designing a rational surveillance schedule in surgically treated OTSCC.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Nuclear medicine review. Central & Eastern Europe - 24(2021), 2 vom: 02., Seite 58-62

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ravanelli, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Grammatica, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Squassina, Guido [VerfasserIn]
Bertagna, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Albano, Domenico [VerfasserIn]
Lancini, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Bosio, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Zigliani, Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Agazzi, Giorgio Maria [VerfasserIn]
Maroldi, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Nicolai, Piero [VerfasserIn]
Giubbini, Raffaele [VerfasserIn]
Piazza, Cesare [VerfasserIn]
Farina, Davide [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

[18F]FDG PET/CT
0Z5B2CJX4D
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Journal Article
Magnetic resonance imaging
PET/CT
Radiopharmaceuticals
Tongue carcinoma

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.10.2021

Date Revised 28.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.5603/NMR.2021.0016

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329265407