Table 3.
Metastasis | ||||||||||
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No. | Tumor location | Efficacy | LN location | LN size | Time to LN enlargement | LN size after follow-up | Follow-up until final diagnosis | FDG accumulation | Pathology | Salvage treatment |
1 | Mt | CR | Mediastinum | 21 mm | 17 months | 35 mm | 3 months | Positive | SCC | Surgery |
2 | Mt | CR | Supraclavicular | 12 mm | 19 months | 20 mm | 1 month | Positive | SCC | Surgery |
3 | Lt | CR | Recurrent nerve/supraclavicular | 8 mm | 27 months | 12 mm | 14 months | Positive | - | Chemotherapy |
4 | Mt | CR | Cardia | 8 mm | 5 months | 11 mm | 5 months | Positive | - | Chemotherapy |
5 | Mt | CR | Cervical paraesophageal | 7 mm | 30 months | 7 mm | - | Positive | SCC | Surgery |
6 | Mt | CR | Mediastinum/supraclavicular | 6 mm | 14 months | 12 mm | 14 months | Positive | - | Chemotherapy |
7 | Ut | CR | Recurrent nerve | 6 mm | 8 months | 10 mm | 2 months | Positive | SCC | Surgery |
8 | Mt | No CR | Left gastric artery | 10 mm | 5 months | 10 mm | - | Positive | SCC | Surgery |
9 | Mt | No CR | Supraclavicular | 6 mm | 2 months | 10 mm | 2 months | Positive | SCC | Surgery |
Benign enlargement | ||||||||||
No. | Tumor location | Efficacy | LN location | LN size | FDG accumulation | Time to LN enlargement | Duration until LN shrinkage | Pathology | Follow-up after LN enlargement | |
1 | Lt | CR | Infradiaphragmatic | 19 mm | Negative | 2 months | - | - | 59 months | |
2 | Lt | CR | Main bronchus | 17 mm | Negative | 9 months | 3 months | - | 64 months | |
3 | Mt | CR | Mediastinum | 10 mm | Negative | 19 months | - | - | 22 months | |
4 | Mt | CR | Recurrent nerve | 10 mm | Positive | 16 months | Up to surgery | Benign | 46 months | |
5 | Mt | CR | Subcarinal | 10 mm | N.A. | 29 months | - | - | 19 months | |
6 | Mt | CR | Supraclavicular | 10 mm | Negative | 2 months | 12 months | - | 60 months | |
7 | Mt | CR | Superficial cervical | 9 mm | N.A. | 39 months | - | - | 8 months | |
8 | Mt | CR | Recurrent nerve | 9 mm | N.A. | 5 months | Up to surgery | Benign | 78 months | |
9 | Ut | CR | Main bronchus | 8 mm | N.A. | 2 months | 29 months | - | 68 months | |
10 | Ut | CR | Cardia | 6 mm | Negative | 4 months | 7 months | - | 51 months | |
11 | Mt | CR | Main bronchus | 6 mm | N.A. | 3 months | - | - | 33 months |
UT, upper thoracic; MT, middle thoracic; LT, lower thoracic; LN, lymph node; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; N.A., not assessed.