956P Combined accuracy of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in detecting level wise metastatic neck nodes and extracapsular spread

Abstract

The presence of metastatic neck node and extracapsular spread(ECS) has a poorer survival impact on oral squamous cell carcinoma(OSCC) patients. The debate of addressing the neck in superficial tumors <3 mm is still ongoing. Moreover, ECS has been recently added in the new clinical staging system and imaging plays an important role for the same. There are several studies reporting accuracy of individual imaging modalities in detecting metastatic node. However, combined use of these imaging techniques may be supplementary, especially with equivocal finding.