TY  - THES
A1  - Herterich, Theresia Margarete Barbara
T1  - Die Wertigkeit der PET/CT in der Detektion zervikaler Lymphknotenmetastasen beim oralen Plattenepithelkarzinom
T1  - The value of PET/CT in the detection of cervical lymph node metastases in oral squamous cell carcinoma
N2  - Das orale Plattenepithelkarzinom zählt zu den häufigen Krebserkrankungen in Deutschland. Das Vorhandensein von zervikalen Lymphknotenmetastasen ist dabei einer der wichtigsten prognostischen Faktoren. 
Für die Therapieplanung ist eine zuverlässige präoperative Diagnostik unerlässlich. Etablierte bildgebende Stagingverfahren (Sonographie, MRT, CT) orientieren sich allein an morphologischen Kriterien. Die PET/CT verspricht durch die Kombination funktioneller und morphologischer Verfahren die Detektion lymphoregionärer Metastasen. Ein weiterer Vorteil scheint der Nachweis simultaner Zweitmalignome und Fernmetastasen zu sein.
135 Patienten mit einem primären oralen Plattenepithelkarzinom erhielten im Rahmen der präoperativen Staginguntersuchungen eine PET/CT-Untersuchung. Untersucht wurde der korrekte Nachweis (Sensitivität) bzw. Ausschluss (Spezifität) zervikaler Lymphknotenmetastasen sowie die Detektion (Trefferquote) von simultanen Zweitmalignomen durch die PET/CT.
Die PET/CT zeigte eine Sensitivität von 82,9 % und eine Spezifität von 84 %. Simultane Zweitmalignome wurden mit einer Trefferquote von 62,5 % durch die PET/CT erkannt. 
Das diagnostische Potenzial konnte in unserer Studie bestätigt werden. Vergleichende Studien zu den etablierten bildgebenden Verfahren wären wünschenswert.
N2  - Oral squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in Germany. The presence of cervical lymph node metastases is one of the most important prognostic factors.
Reliable preoperative diagnostics are essential for therapy planning. Established imaging staging methods (sonography, MRI, CT) are based solely on morphological criteria. PET/CT promises the detection of lymphoregional metastases by combining functional and morphological methods. Another advantage seems to be the detection of simultaneous secondary malignancies and distant metastases.
135 patients with primary oral squamous cell carcinoma received a PET/CT scan as part of the preoperative staging examinations. The correct detection (sensitivity) or exclusion (specificity) of cervical lymph node metastases as well as the detection (hit rate) of simultaneous second malignancies by PET/CT were investigated.
PET/CT showed a sensitivity of 82.9% and a specificity of 84%. Simultaneous second malignancies were detected by PET/CT with a hit rate of 62.5%. 
The diagnostic potential was confirmed in our study. Comparative studies on the established imaging techniques would be desirable.
KW  - Emissions-Computertomographie
KW  - Lymphknotenmetastase
KW  - PET/CT
KW  - zervikale Lymphknotenmetastasen
KW  - orales Plattenepithelkarzinom
KW  - Mundhöhlenkrebs
KW  - Mundhöhlenkarzinom
KW  - PET
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-314021
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Linz, Christian
A1  - Brands, Roman C.
A1  - Kertels, Olivia
A1  - Dierks, Alexander
A1  - Brumberg, Joachim
A1  - Gerhard-Hartmann, Elena
A1  - Hartmann, Stefan
A1  - Schirbel, Andreas
A1  - Serfling, Sebastian
A1  - Zhi, Yingjun
A1  - Buck, Andreas K.
A1  - Kübler, Alexander
A1  - Hohm, Julian
A1  - Lapa, Constantin
A1  - Kircher, Malte
T1  - Targeting fibroblast activation protein in newly diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity – initial experience and comparison to [\(^{18}\)F]FDG PET/CT and MRI
JF  - European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
N2  - Purpose
While [\(^{18}\)F]-fluorodeoxyglucose ([\(^{18}\)F]FDG) is the standard for positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), diagnostic specificity is hampered by uptake in inflammatory cells such as neutrophils or macrophages. Recently, molecular imaging probes targeting fibroblast activation protein α (FAP), which is overexpressed in a variety of cancer-associated fibroblasts, have become available and might constitute a feasible alternative to FDG PET/CT.

Methods
Ten consecutive, treatment-naïve patients (8 males, 2 females; mean age, 62 ± 9 years) with biopsy-proven OSCC underwent both whole-body [\(^{18}\)F]FDG and [\(^{68}\)Ga]FAPI-04 (FAP-directed) PET/CT for primary staging prior to tumor resection and cervical lymph node dissection. Detection of the primary tumor, as well as the presence and number of lymph node and distant metastases was analysed. Intensity of tracer accumulation was assessed by means of maximum (SUV\(_{max}\)) and peak (SUV\(_{peak}\) standardized uptake values. Histological work-up including immunohistochemical staining for FAP served as standard of reference.

Results
[\(^{18}\)F]FDG and FAP-directed PET/CT detected all primary tumors with a SUVmax of 25.5 ± 13.2 (FDG) and 20.5 ± 6.4 (FAP-directed) and a SUVpeak of 16.1 ± 10.3 ([\(^{18}\)F]FDG) and 13.8 ± 3.9 (FAP-directed), respectively. Regarding cervical lymph node metastases, FAP-directed PET/CT demonstrated comparable sensitivity (81.3% vs. 87.5%; P = 0.32) and specificity (93.3% vs. 81.3%; P = 0.16) to [\(^{18}\)F]FDG PET/CT. FAP expression on the cell surface of cancer-associated fibroblasts in both primary lesions as well as lymph nodes metastases was confirmed in all samples.

Conclusion
FAP-directed PET/CT in OSCC seems feasible. Future research to investigate its potential to improve patient staging is highly warranted.
KW  - molecular imaging
KW  - fibroblast activation protein
KW  - head and neck cancer
KW  - PET
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-307246
SN  - 1619-7070
SN  - 1619-7089
VL  - 48
IS  - 12
ER  -