Die Darstellung retropharyngealer Lymphknoten in der FDG-PET/CT und ihre Bedeutung für die Radiotherapie

In about 20% there is an involvement of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes in patients with locally advanced carcinoma of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus. A case report should demonstrate the diagnostic and therapeutic impact of FDG-PET/CT in the radiotherapeutic management of a locally advanced carcinoma of the hypopharynx in special consideration of the RPLN.A pretherapeutic FDG-PET/CT was performed with the patient fixed in the...