Abstract
Background
Only about 1% of all head and neck lateral or paramedian cancers described in the scientific literature shows, in staging, contralateral cervical adenopathy without ipsilateral pathological involvement of lymph nodes.
Case Presentation
This case is one of them, in which 18F–FDG PET/CT scan is confirmed by pathology findings, and has correctly identified all metastatic disease foci.
Conclusions
To date, PET/CT is not recommended in head and neck cancer staging. However, the use of PET/CT in head and neck cancer staging can define possible metastatic disease foci, clarify c.e. CT suspicious findings and, in some cases, change the TNM stage, with a strong prognostic and therapeutic impact.
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1 Nuclear Medicine Department, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
2 ENT Department, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy