High nodal FDG uptake increases risk of distant metastasis in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Jakob Schmidt Jensen,Julie Thor Christensen,K. Håkansson,Martin Zamani,Ivan R. Vogelius,Johan Löfgren,Babara Malene Fischer,Jeppe Friborg,Christian von Buchwald,Jacob H. Rasmussen

High nodal FDG uptake increases risk of distant metastasis in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

2019

Jakob Schmidt Jensen
Julie Thor Christensen
K. Håkansson
Martin Zamani
Ivan R. Vogelius
Johan Löfgren
Babara Malene Fischer
Jeppe Friborg
Christian von Buchwald
Jacob H. Rasmussen

Background The purpose of this study was to investigate if FDG uptake metrics in primary tumor and lymph node metastases in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has a prognostic value beyond UICC8 staging in a multiple endpoint model.

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NODAL
Metastasis
Lymph node
Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Radiology
Medicine
Primary tumor
Stage (cooking)
Absolute risk reduction
Proportional hazards model
Hazard ratio
Disease
Radiation therapy

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