Postoperative PET/CT for detection of early recurrence (ER) after surgery for squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) of the oral cavity (OC).
Yu Y, Schöder H, Kang J, McBride S, Tsai C, Chen L, Zakeri K, Gelblum D, Boyle J, Cracchiolo J, Cohen M, Singh B, Ganly I, Patel S, Michel L, Dunn L, Pfister D, Wong R, Riaz N, Lee N. Postoperative PET/CT for detection of early recurrence (ER) after surgery for squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) of the oral cavity (OC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 6060-6060. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.6060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostoperative PET/CTIntermediate risk factorsSquamous cell carcinomaHigh-risk factorsPET/CTPT3-4 diseasePositive surgical marginsEarly recurrenceSurgical marginsExtranodal extensionLymphovascular invasionPerineural invasionRisk factorsOral cavityPostoperative radiotherapyOverall survivalPostoperative radiationPET/CT planningDistant metastasis-free survivalImproved disease-free survivalClinicopathologic risk factorsClose surgical marginsDisease-free survivalSalvage therapyDistant recurrence