Evidence for imaging the mandible in the management of oral squamous cell carcinoma: a review

摘要

The accuracy of clinical examination, peroperative periosteal stripping and imaging techniques in predicting tumour invasion of the mandible in oral cancer so far reported have been compared according to their specificity and sensitivity. Clinical examination alone was not shown to be accurate, but periosteal stripping at the time of resection was extremely accurate although so far only one study has investigated it. no single imaging tech- nique will accurately predict the invasion of turmour into the mandible, but a combination of an orthopantomo- gram and bone scintigraphy is recommended in early invasion.