Prevalence of alterations in chest computerized tomography in patients with head and neck cancer
Objective: to assess the prevalence of abnormalities found by computed tomography (CT) of the chest in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Methods: we retrospectively analyzed chest CT exams of 209 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. The CT findings w...
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| author | Diógenes Paiva Otávio Alberto Curioni Ricardo Pires de Souza Débora Vianna Luciano José França Luís Eduardo Sobreiro Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis Abrão Rapoport |
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| description | Objective: to assess the prevalence of abnormalities found by computed tomography (CT) of the chest in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Methods: we retrospectively analyzed chest CT exams of 209 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. The CT findings were stratified as inflammatory / infectious, parenchymal, nodular uncharacteristic and nodular metastatic / tumoral Results: alterations were diagnosed in 66.6% of patients. Of these, 25.3% represented emphysema; 18.8%, uncharacteristic micronodules; 12.9%, metastases; 11.9%, thoracic lymph node enlargements; and in 6.6% we detected active pulmonary tuberculosis or its sequelae, pneumonia or inflammatory / infectious signs and pleural thickening or effusion. Conclusion: the prevalence of exams with alterations and the considerable rate of detected metastases indicate that chest CT should be required for diagnostic and / or staging in cases of head and neck cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf0e6df4c89543ebb3734cdcfc06b9f92022-12-21T23:06:35ZengColégio Brasileiro de CirurgiõesRevista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões1809-454642635635910.1590/0100-69912015006001S0100-69912015000700356Prevalence of alterations in chest computerized tomography in patients with head and neck cancerDiógenes PaivaOtávio Alberto CurioniRicardo Pires de SouzaDébora ViannaLuciano José FrançaLuís Eduardo SobreiroRogério Aparecido DedivitisAbrão RapoportObjective: to assess the prevalence of abnormalities found by computed tomography (CT) of the chest in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Methods: we retrospectively analyzed chest CT exams of 209 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. The CT findings were stratified as inflammatory / infectious, parenchymal, nodular uncharacteristic and nodular metastatic / tumoral Results: alterations were diagnosed in 66.6% of patients. Of these, 25.3% represented emphysema; 18.8%, uncharacteristic micronodules; 12.9%, metastases; 11.9%, thoracic lymph node enlargements; and in 6.6% we detected active pulmonary tuberculosis or its sequelae, pneumonia or inflammatory / infectious signs and pleural thickening or effusion. Conclusion: the prevalence of exams with alterations and the considerable rate of detected metastases indicate that chest CT should be required for diagnostic and / or staging in cases of head and neck cancer.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912015000700356&lng=en&tlng=enCarcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedNeoplasm StagingMass Screening |
| spellingShingle | Diógenes Paiva Otávio Alberto Curioni Ricardo Pires de Souza Débora Vianna Luciano José França Luís Eduardo Sobreiro Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis Abrão Rapoport Prevalence of alterations in chest computerized tomography in patients with head and neck cancer Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Head and Neck Neoplasms Tomography, X-Ray Computed Neoplasm Staging Mass Screening |
| title | Prevalence of alterations in chest computerized tomography in patients with head and neck cancer |
| title_full | Prevalence of alterations in chest computerized tomography in patients with head and neck cancer |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of alterations in chest computerized tomography in patients with head and neck cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of alterations in chest computerized tomography in patients with head and neck cancer |
| title_short | Prevalence of alterations in chest computerized tomography in patients with head and neck cancer |
| title_sort | prevalence of alterations in chest computerized tomography in patients with head and neck cancer |
| topic | Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Head and Neck Neoplasms Tomography, X-Ray Computed Neoplasm Staging Mass Screening |
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