ROLE OF 18F-FDG-PET/CT SCANNING IN MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED HEAD AND NECK CANCER
Mai Mohamed Ibrahim Abdel Hadi;
Abstract
Head and neck cancer accounts for more than 650,000 cases annually worldwide.
The main risk factors include tobacco and alcohol use, and HPV infection.
Most of patients present with locally advanced disease with cure rates reach only 30.
Oncologic imaging plays an important role in head and neck cancers as imaging findings can aid significantly detection, staging, restaging, and therapy response assessment of these tumors.
Treatment is complex for head and neck cancer. Combined modality therapy is generally recommended for the approximately 60% of the patients with locally or regionally advanced disease at diagnosis.
The therapeutic index in radiation therapy can be improved with better target volume delineation espe
The main risk factors include tobacco and alcohol use, and HPV infection.
Most of patients present with locally advanced disease with cure rates reach only 30.
Oncologic imaging plays an important role in head and neck cancers as imaging findings can aid significantly detection, staging, restaging, and therapy response assessment of these tumors.
Treatment is complex for head and neck cancer. Combined modality therapy is generally recommended for the approximately 60% of the patients with locally or regionally advanced disease at diagnosis.
The therapeutic index in radiation therapy can be improved with better target volume delineation espe
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| Title | ROLE OF 18F-FDG-PET/CT SCANNING IN MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED HEAD AND NECK CANCER | Authors | Mai Mohamed Ibrahim Abdel Hadi | Issue Date | 2018 |
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