Tumor multifocality with vagus nerve involvement as a phenotypic marker of SDHD mutation in patients with head and neck paragangliomas: A 18 F-FDOPA PET/CT study.

Vincent AmodruPauline RomanetUgo ScemamaMarion MontavaNicolas FakhryFrédéric SebagFrédéric CastinettiJean-Pierre LavieilleAnderson LoundouArthur VaroquauxAnne BarlierKarel PacakDavid Taïeb

Published in: Head & neck (2018)

The present study shows that tumor multifocality within the vagus nerve is a phenotypic marker of SDHD mutation. This information is essential in the choice of the therapeutic strategy.

Keyphrases

pet ct
computed tomography
peripheral nerve
decision making