Bone SPECT reduces the number of unnecessary mandibular resections in patients with squamous cell carcinoma.

Fulltext:
51303.pdf
Embargo:
until further notice
Size:
76.59Kb
Format:
PDF
Description:
publisher's version
Publication year
2006Source
Oral Oncology, 42, 4, (2006), pp. 409-14ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Display more detailsDisplay less details
Organization
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Nuclear Medicine
Former Organization
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Journal title
Oral Oncology
Volume
vol. 42
Issue
iss. 4
Page start
p. 409
Page end
p. 14
Subject
N4i 1: Pathogenesis and modulation of inflammation; ONCOL 3: Translational research; ONCOL 5: Aetiology, screening and detection; UMCN 1.1: Functional ImagingAbstract
High percentages (35-78%) of resected mandibles without bone invasion have been reported in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), adjacent or fixed to the mandible, stressing the need for accurate imaging methods. The aim of this study is to determine the value of bone single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for the evaluation of mandibular invasion by SCC. Seventy-nine patients with SCC, adjacent or fixed to the mandible, were included. The results of bone SPECT were compared to the histology of the resection specimens. Bone SPECT was positive in all 50 patients with mandibular invasion and negative in 17 of 29 patients without mandibular invasion. In conclusion, a negative bone SPECT rules out mandibular invasion. Important clinical implications are then that further imaging is not necessary and that the resection can be kept limited. Inclusion of SPECT in the preoperative assessment of these patients will lead to a considerable reduction of unnecessary mandibular resections.
This item appears in the following Collection(s)
- Academic publications [227613]
- Electronic publications [107286]
- Faculty of Medical Sciences [86193]
Upload full text
Use your RU credentials (u/z-number and password) to log in with SURFconext to upload a file for processing by the repository team.