FDG-PET staging and importance of lymph node SUV in head and neck cancer

The role of positron emission tomography (PET) with fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG) in the staging of head and neck cancer (HNC) is unclear. The NCCN guidelines do not recommend FDG-PET as a part of standard workup. The purpose of this report is to examine the role of FDG-PET imaging in altering management and providing prognostic information for HNC.Retrospective review of HNC patients who had a staging FDG-PET scan performed at either Thomas...