High nodal FDG uptake increases risk of distant metastasis in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Jakob Schmidt JensenJulie Thor ChristensenKatrin HåkanssonMartin ZamaniIvan R VogeliusJohan LöfgrenBabara Malene FischerJeppe FriborgChristian von BuchwaldJacob Høygaard RasmussenPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2019)
High nodal FDG uptake increases the risk of N- and M-site recurrence in patients with OPSCC in a competing risk scenario. The reported results are available in an easy applicable online tool and can help identify relevant candidates for future trials testing treatment approaches.