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Diagnostic accuracy of F-18 FDG PET or PET/CT for detection of lymph node metastasis in clinically node negative head and neck cancer patients; A systematic review and meta-analysis

Publication date: Available online 23 October 2018

Source: American Journal of Otolaryngology

Author(s): Seong-Jang Kim, Kyoungjune Pak, Keunyoung Kim

Abstract
Objective

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the diagnostic performance of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) or positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for the detection of cervical lymph node (LN) metastasis in clinically node negative head and neck squamous cell cancer (cN0 HNSCC) patients through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

The PubMed and EMBASE database, from the earliest available date of indexing through April 30, 2018, were searched for studies evaluating the diagnostic performance of F-18 FDG PET or PET/CT for the detection of LN metastasis in cN0 HNSCC patients. We determined the sensitivities and specificities across studies, calculated positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR+ and LR−), and constructed summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curves.

Results

Across 18 studies (1044 patients), the pooled sensitivity for F-18 FDG PET or PET/CT for the detection of LN metastasis was 0.58 and a pooled specificity of 0.87 for patient based analysis. Neck side based analysis showed the pooled sensitivity of 0.67 and a pooled specificity of 0.85. Level based study demonstrated the pooled sensitivity of 0.53 and a pooled specificity of 0.97 (95% CI; 0.95–0.98). In meta-regression analysis, no definite variable was the source of the study heterogeneity.

Conclusion

The current meta-analysis showed the low sensitivity and moderate specificity of F-18 FDG PET/CT for the detection of cervical LN metastasis in cN0 HNSCC patients. Level based analysis of F-18 FDG PET or PET/CT has a high specificity and NPV for the detection of cervical metastatic LN detection.



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