Comprehensive review of post-treatment imaging in head and neck cancers: from expected to unexpected and beyond.

ABSTRACT: Head and neck cancer management requires multidisciplinary approach in which radical surgery with or without flap reconstructions and neck dissection, along with radiotherapy (RT)/chemoradiotherapy (CRT) serve as the key components. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy are used in selected cases based on the institutional preference. Knowledge of expected post-treatment changes on imaging is essential to differentiate it from recurrence. In addition, awareness of various post-treatment complications is imperative for their early detection on imaging. Distorted anatomy after treatment poses diagnostic challenge, hence, proper choice of imaging modality and appropriate timing of scan is pertinent for accurate post-treatment evaluation. In this article, we have comprehensively reviewed

SUBMITTER: Chakrabarty N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11573130 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature