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Supporting study #2

34 patients with (chemo)radiation for N2 headneck tumor FDG-PET/CT scan 3 months after therapy Only FDG-positive necks received node dissection All others wait-and-see Average follow-up 3 years

Results

NPV = 100%

Neck Dissection can be avoided after Sequential Chemoradiotherapy and Negative Post-treatment Positron Emission Tomography- Computed Tomography in N2 Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Loo SW et al., Clin Oncol 2011. (UK)