Evaluating contralateral neck failure in patients with lateralized OPSCC treated with transoral robotic surgery and neck management based on pre-operative SPECT-CT lymphatic mapping.

Ilyes BeraniaAli HosniCarissa M ThomasDavid GoldsteinAndrew BayleyRavi MohanAaron HendlerRichard M CooperJohn R De Almeida

Published in: Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale (2022)

Pre-operative mapping of lymphatic drainage in early stage OPSCC with SPECT-CT is a promising tool which can reduce treatment to the contralateral neck potentially without compromising oncological outcomes.

Keyphrases

early stage
high resolution
computed tomography
image quality
lymph node
contrast enhanced
dual energy
pet ct
positron emission tomography
prostate cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
magnetic resonance
metabolic syndrome
radiation therapy
insulin resistance
sentinel lymph node
combination therapy
replacement therapy