FDG-PET/CT identified distant metastases and synchronous cancer in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: the impact of smoking and P16-s.
Mogens BernsdorfAnnika LoftAnne Kiil BerthelsenJulie KjemsIvan Richter VogeliusChristian von BuchwaldClaus Andrup KristensenAnita Birgitte GothelfJeppe FriborgPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)
Malignancy outside the neck at diagnosis was more frequent in smokers compared to non-smokers or P16-pos OPSCC. A high proportion of clinically suspicious PET-positive foci were non-malignant.