"Salivary duct carcinomas are highly 18F-FDG avid, thus, PET may provide clinically relevant information for neck node investigation and surgical planning 11,12. Notably, sensitivity and negative predictive values are significantly higher for 18F-FDG PET compared to CT 11."
"Salivary duct carcinomas are highly 18F-FDG avid, thus, PET may provide clinically relevant information for neck node investigation and surgical planning 11,12. Notably, sensitivity and negative predictive values are significantly higher for 18F-FDG PET compared to CT 11."
"CT and MR studies prove beneficial in determining localisation and severity of disease 5,16-20. These tumours most commonly appear as a solid mass with ill-defined borders and heterogenous enhancement patterns. Compared with other salivary gland malignancies, salivary gland carcinomas are associated with invasion into adjacent tissue, including fat, muscle, and skin 10."
"Due to the nonspecific radiological appearance of salivary duct carcinoma, the differential diagnosis should include primary parotid neoplasms, metastatic intraparotid lymph nodes, and more common salivary tumours such as myoepithelial carcinoma 15. A heterogenous enhancement pattern with cribriform necrosis and invasion into adjacent tissue is more indicative of salivary duct carcinoma."
Expected headings
"Histology"
"CT / MRI"
"Salivary duct carcinomas are highly 18F-FDG avid, thus, PET may provide clinically relevant information for neck node investigation and surgical planning 11,12. Notably, sensitivity and negative predictive values are significantly higher for 18F-FDG PET compared to CT 11."