FDG-PET in the clinical management of carcinoma of unknown primary with metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy: shifting gears from detecting the primary to planning therapeutic strategies

Prospective study of 18FDG-PET in the de

Prospective study of 18FDG-PET in the detection and management of patients with lymph node metastases to the neck from an unknown primary tumor. Results from the DAHANCA-13 study

✍ Jørgen Johansen; Simon Buus; Annika Loft; Susanne Keiding; Marie Overgaard; Hann 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 117 KB

## Abstract ## Background. The benefit of a complementary fluorodeoxyglucose‐positron emission tomography (FDG‐PET) scan to standard workup for carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) and metastatic neck lesions was prospectively studied. ## Methods. Sixty‐seven patients underwent standardized diagno