Imaging of human papilloma virus associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and its impact on diagnosis, prognostication, and response assessment

P Touska, S Connor - The British Journal of Radiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The clinical behaviour and outcomes of patients with oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) may be
dichotomised according to their association with human papilloma virus (HPV) infection …

US-guided biopsy of neck lesions: the head and neck neuroradiologist's perspective

KO Learned, AS Lev-Toaff, BJ Brake, RI Wu… - Radiographics, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Ultrasonographically (US) guided percutaneous biopsy of a neck lesion is a cost-effective,
safe, and diagnostically effective procedure without radiation exposure. The benefit of real …

Prediction of neck dissection requirement after definitive radiotherapy for head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma

J Thariat, KK Ang, PK Allen, A Ahamad… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: This analysis was undertaken to assess the need for planned neck
dissection in patients with a complete response (CR) of involved nodes after irradiation and …

Characteristics and kinetics of cervical lymph node regression after radiation therapy for human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal carcinoma: quantitative …

C Tang, CD Fuller, AS Garden, MJ Awan, RR Colen… - Oral oncology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background and purpose We sought to characterize the pattern of lymph node regression
and morphology following definitive radiation therapy (RT) for human papilloma virus (HPV) …

Imaging and Biomarker Surveillance for Head and Neck Squamous cell carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Appropriate Use Criteria Document

GJ Hanna, SSW Chang, F Siddiqui, PA Bain… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Surveillance for survivors of head and neck cancer (HNC) is focused on early
detection of recurrent or second primary malignancies. After initial restaging confirms …

Improving imaging diagnosis of persistent nodal metastases after definitive therapy for oropharyngeal carcinoma: specific signs for CT and best performance of …

JD Hamilton, S Ahmed… - American Journal …, 2013 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Criteria for detection of persistent nodal metastases in
treated oropharyngeal tumors are sensitive but nonspecific, leading to unnecessary nodal …

[HTML][HTML] A nomogram to predict the outcome of fine needle aspiration cytology in head and neck masses

U Kotowski, FF Brkic, O Koperek, E Pablik… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is an important diagnostic tool for tumors of the head
and neck. However, non-diagnostic or inconclusive results may occur and lead to delay in …

CT-based follow-up following radiotherapy or radiochemotherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer; outcome and development of a prognostic model for …

D Nevens, O Vantomme, A Laenen… - The British journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The purpose of this study was to make a prognostic model for regional relapse in
head and neck cancer using clinical and CT parameters. Methods: 183 patients with lymph …

Accuracy of f ine‐needle aspiration cytology in detecting cervical node metastasis after radiotherapy: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Costantino, G Mercante, E D'Ascoli, F Ferreli… - Head & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To define the accuracy of fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in diagnosing
persistent or recurrent neck metastases in previously irradiated patients. Methods The study …

[HTML][HTML] The prognostic value of location and size change of pathological lymph nodes evaluated on CT-scan following radiotherapy in head and neck cancer

D Nevens, O Vantomme, A Laenen, R Hermans… - Cancer Imaging, 2017 - Springer
Background Overall survival after chemo-radiotherapy (CRT) for head and neck cancer
ranges between 50 and 60% after 5 year of follow-up. Local and/or regional recurrence is …