Clinical Study

18F-fluoro-L-thymidine Positron Emission Tomography for Mucosal Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Definitive Chemoradiation: A Pilot Study of Nodal Assessment and Tracer Safety

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study cohort. M: Male; F: Female.

PatientSexAge (yrs)Primary siteTNM stage on FDG/PET CTN stage on FLT/PET CT

1M73Oral cavityT4N0M02b
2M60GlottisT3N0M02c
3M69GlottisT4N2cM01
4M56Oropharynx T2N2bM02b
5M55GlottisT4N1M02b
6M64HypopharynxT3N2bM02c
7M49Oropharynx T2N2bM02b
8F59Oropharynx T1N1M02c
9M52OropharynxT2N2bM02b
10M39OropharynxT4N0M02c

18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography.
18F-fluoro-L-thymidine positron emission tomography with computed tomography.