Impact of PET/CT on Staging and Treatment of Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Objective: To understand the effects of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) evaluation on patients with previously untreated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) with clinical evidence of regional lymph node involvement.

Study Design: Prospective blinded study.

Setting: Tertiary care cancer center.

Repeat PEG placement is safe for head and neck cancer patients.

Purpose: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) provides durable nutritional access for head and neck (HNC) patients as they undergo treatment. Continuing treatment of HNC may necessitate repeat PEG placement. We report our outcomes with repeat PEG compared to first-time PEG in HNC patients.