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- Valor da PET/CT na abordagem do câncer de cabeça e pescoço(2012) CURIONI, Otávio Alberto; SOUZA, Ricardo Pires de; AMAR, Ali; VIANA, Débora; RAPOPORT, Abrão; DEDIVITIS, Rogério Aparecido; CERNEA, Claudio Roberto; BRANDÃO, Lenine GarciaOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of PET/CT in the approach to patients with head and neck cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective study of medical records and PET/CT images of 63 patients with head and neck cancer. RESULTS: Alterations were observed in 76% of the cases. Out of these cases, 7 (11%) were considered as false-positive, with SUV < 5.0. PET/CT demonstrated negative results in 15 cases (24%). Among the 14 cases where the method was utilized for staging, 3 (22%) had their stages changed. CONCLUSION: PET/CT has shown to be of potential value in the routine evaluation of patients with head and neck cancer, but further studies of a higher number of cases are required to define a protocol for utilization of the method.