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Diagnostic imaging

Clinical “blind spots”

parapharyngeal space

retropharyngeal nodes

deep muscles of tongue and floor of mouth

pterygoid muscle compartment

paranasal sinuses, retromaxillar area

pre- and paravertebral areas

pre-epiglottic space

bone/cartilage

base of skull

thoracic inlet/upper mediastinum

MRI or CT

Ultrasound + cytology (neck nodes)

Chest X-ray, chest CT (extensive nodal disease, supraclavicular nodes)

PET?

Head and neck cancer: diagnostic workup