Utility of CT and MRI in assessment of mandibular involvement in oral cavity cancer

作     者：Andreea Nae Gerard O'Leary Linda Feeley Cassie Fives Brendan Fitzgerald Elena Chiriac Patrick Sheahan Nae Andreea;O’Leary Gerard;Feeley Linda;Fives Cassie;Fitzgerald Brendan;Chiriac Elena;Sheahan Patrick

作者机构：ENT DepartmentSouth Infirmary-Victoria University HospitalCorkIreland ENT Department University Hospital GalwayNewcastle RoadGalwaypost code H91YR71Ireland Radiology DepartmentSouth Infirmary-Victoria University HospitalCorkIreland 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery》 (世界耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2019年第5卷第2期

页      面：71-75页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Oral cavity SCC CT MRI Mandibular invasion Diagnostic accuracy 

摘      要：Objective:Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) may present with early invasion of mandibular *** planning of surgery is essential considering patient s postoperative quality of *** purpose was to evaluate the efficacy of computer tomography scan (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting mandibular bone involvement in oral ***:A retrospective study was conducted on 98 patients with SCC of floor of mouth,lower alveolus and retromolar trigone operated on with curative *** CT and MRI scans were re-reviewed by a consultant radiologist and original histology slides were rereviewed by 3 ***:Forty-five patients were included in the final *** CT and MRI had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 72%.Conclusion:The results suggest that combined CT and MRI have diagnostic utility in detecting mandibular invasion by oral cancer,but with a significant false positive rate.