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Outcome
5 patients PET positive -> LND
Histopathology unknown
No recurrences at follow-up
45 patients PET negative -> no LND
4/45 = 8% neck recurrences (time after PET = 0.5, 0.6, 1.2, 2.0Y)
Comparison with CT strategy
1 additional recurrence (2%)
Was operable, recurrence in LND field
3 patients would have recurrence anyway (6%)
1 = CT complete remission
1 = Recurrent node was never operable (retropharyngeal)
1 = Double sided neck recurrence