PURPOSE: The decision of whether to perform continuity-sparing or resecting surgery of the jaw in cases of malignant oral tumors is often difficult. PATIENTS AND METHODS: To aid in this decision, bone scintigraphy was evaluated retrospectively in 304 patients with a squamous cell carcinoma. RESULTS: One hundred forty-five patients showed no accumulation of the radionuclide, and none of them had infiltration by tumor histologically. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that a bone-sparing resection of tumors close to the jaw may be justified when there is a negative bone scan.
PURPOSE: The decision of whether to perform continuity-sparing or resecting surgery of the jaw in cases of malignant oral tumors is often difficult. PATIENTS AND METHODS: To aid in this decision, bone scintigraphy was evaluated retrospectively in 304 patients with a squamous cell carcinoma. RESULTS: One hundred forty-five patients showed no accumulation of the radionuclide, and none of them had infiltration by tumor histologically. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that a bone-sparing resection of tumors close to the jaw may be justified when there is a negative bone scan.
Authors: A Kolk; T Schuster; A Chlebowski; P Lange; K Scheidhauer; M Kesting; O Bissinger; M Schwaiger; J Dinges; J Weitz Journal: Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging Date: 2014-02-27 Impact factor: 9.236
Authors: Denys John Loeffelbein; Eckhart Mielke; Andreas Konrad Buck; Marco Rainer Kesting; Frank Hölzle; Thomas Mücke; Steffen Müller; Klaus-Dietrich Wolff Journal: Mol Imaging Biol Date: 2009-05-09 Impact factor: 3.488