Anupam Kanodia, Chirom Amit Singh, Pirabu Sakthivel, Shamim Ahmad Shamim, Kapil Sikka, Rajeev Kumar, Aanchal Kakkar, Rakesh Kumar, Siddhartha Datta Gupta, Ashu Seith Bhalla, Alok Thakar, Suresh C Sharma
To evaluate the role of 18FDG-WBPET-CT, Examination under anesthesia (EUA), and multiple-site biopsy in detecting the occult site in head & neck carcinoma of unknown primary (HN-CUP). In this prospective study, 22 patients with diagnosed CUP, after a thorough outpatient endoscopic evaluation of upper airway and radiological evaluation (CT/MRI) that ruled out a primary lesion were included. These patients subsequently underwent whole-body PET-CT and EUA. Based on the presence of suspicious findings ( +) or their absence (-) on 18FDG-WBPET-CT (P) and EUA (E), we divided the patients into 5 groups: P-E-, P-E + , P + E-, P + E + , and P + or E + ...
October 2022: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery