20 January 2024 : Clinical Research
Impact of Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography on Therapeutic Decisions and Radiotherapy Planning in Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study of 46 Patients
Anh Pham1ABDF*, Ildiko Garai2ADE, Kovács Árpád3A, Ádám Dér3DE, Erika Szanto3DE, Zsolt Hascsi2A, Ferenc Bátyi2B, Ervin Berényi2A, Thong Minh Pham1ADOI: 10.12659/MSM.942122
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e942122
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 46 patients that were included in this study.
| Characteristic | N | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Mean | 62 | |
| Range | 46–78 | ||
| Gender | Male | 44 | 95.65 |
| Female | 2 | 4.35 | |
| Histology | Squamous cell carcinoma | 45 | 97.8 |
| Sarcoid cell carcinoma | 1 | 2.2 |






