Limited Utility of Routine Surveillance MRI Following Chemoradiation for Advanced-Stage Oropharynx Carcinoma

Table 4

Patient symptomatology and physical exam findings prior to radiographic evidence of failure.

Patient no.	Symptoms	Physical exam	No. of MRIs performed until detection of recurrence
Locoregional recurrent disease
1	None	None	2
2	Throat fullness	Tongue base irregularity	9
3	Otalgia	New neck mass	3
4	None	None	6