title: [The role of 18F-FDG in hypopharyngeal cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the function of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) in the diagnose of hypopharyngeal cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty patients with hypopharyngeal cancer were entered in the research. Every clinical information was collected carefully, including 18F-FDG, CT scanner and panendoscopy (pharyngo-laryngo-broncho-oesophagien), compared and analysed with each other.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study showed 18 positive 18F-FDG reactions among these 20 patients, including 5 ectopia reactions. Compared with the clinical and pathology exam, we found that 18F-FDG exam had a good correspondance, with such good sensitivity and specificity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  18F-FDG reaction is useful in the diagnose of hypopharyngeal cancer, especially for the detection of the secondary secret cancer; also useful for the follow-up exam.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18