Diagnostic role and limitations of 2-deoxy-2-(F-18) fluoro- D-Glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in screening of synchronous cancer of other organs in patients with head and neck cancers
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Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) often develop synchronous primary cancers. It is important to detect synchronous cancer in HNSCC patients, because it influences treatment selection of primary cancer. The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic role and limitations of pre-treatment 2-deoxy-2(F-18) Fluoro-D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) in patients with head and neck cancer.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017