TABLE 1

Clinical Information and PET Results for 37 NPC Patients with Questionable MRI Findings for Residual or Recurrent Disease

Patient no.Age (y)SexInitial stageTreatment modeInterval* (m)PET result
PrimaryNodeDistanceOverall
140MT4 N2 M0IMRT + CC6.8FPTNTNFP
249MT4 N0 M0IMRT + CC4.2TNTNTNTN
338FT2 N2 M0IMRT + CC3.9FPTNTNFP
449MT3 N0 M0IMRT + CC12.7TPTNTNTP
553MT1 N2 M0IMRT + BB14.3FPTNTNFP
660MT1 N0 M0IMRT + BB24.2FPTNTNFP
744FT2 N1 M0IMRT12.5FNTNTNFN
842MT3 N1 M0IMRT + CC23.5TPTNTPTP
944MT3 N2 M0IMRT + CC3.8TNFNTNFN
1059FT2a N1 M0IMRT4.9TNTPTNTP
1147MT1 N2 M0IMRT + BB4.3TNFPTNFP
1264FT2 N1 M0IMRT6.8TNTPTNTP
1370MT2 N1 M0IMRT112.6TNTNTNTN
1434MT4 N2 M0IMRT + CC3.7TPTPTNTP
1541MT3 N2 M0IMRT + CC3.9FPTNTPTP
1649MT3 N0 M0IMRT + CC3.7FPTNTNFP
1743FT1 N2 M0IMRT + BB3.8TNTPTPTP
1844FT2b N2 M0IMRT + CC15.9TPTPTNTP
1959MT4 N0 M0IMRT + CC3.7TNTNTNTN
2050MT3 N0 M0IMRT + CC12.2TPTNTPTP
2129MT3 N1 M0IMRT + CC3.9TNTNFPFP
2235MT4 N2 M0IMRT + CC13.1TPTNTNTP
2316FT4 N2 M0IMRT + CC4.2TNTNTNTN
2476MT4 N0 M0IMRT + CC3.9TNTNTNTN
2545FT4 N3 M0IMRT + CC10.5TPTPFPTP
2651FT1 N0 M0IMRT + BB90.2TPFPFPTP
2740MT3 N1 M0IMRT + CC3.7TNFPTNFP
2845FT2b N2 M0IMRT + CC13.9TNTNTNTN
2945FT2b N0 M0IMRT3.9TPTPTNTP
3043MT1 N0 M0IMRT + BB39.6TNTPTNTP
3138MT1 N1 M0IMRT + BB3.8TNTNTNTN
3240MT4 N0 M0IMRT + CC31.2TPTNTNTP
3347FT2b N2 M0IMRT + CC3.8TNTNTNTN
3442FT4 N1 M0IMRT + CC3.9TNTNTNTN
3566MT4 N1 M0IMRT + CC4.3TNTNTNTN
3663MT3 N3 M0IMRT + CC3.8TPTPTNTP
3748MT4 N2 M0IMRT + CC3.7TNTNTPTP
  • IMRT = intensity-modulated radiation therapy; IMRT + CC = IMRT with concurrent chemotherapy; IMRT + BB = IMRT with brachytherapy boost; TP = true positive; FP = false positive; TN = true negative; FN = false negative.

  • * Between the complement of therapy and 18F-FDG PET.