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With the advent of transoral robotic techniques such as lingual tonsillectomy, the ability to identify small volume primaries has improved. This study aims to investigate the diagnostic test properties of PET\u2010CT for carcinomas of unknown primary (CUP) of the head and neck.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A correlative analysis from our previously published prospective FIND trial between 08\/2017 and 12\/2019 was performed. Patients with p16 positive cervical nodes and no primary (CUP) on clinical examination or axial imaging were included. PET\u2010CT images were prospectively reported prior to diagnostic surgery. Diagnostic test properties, based on pathologic correlation, were calculated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 22 patients were included (N1: 10 [45.5%]; N2: 10 [45.5%]; N3: 2 [9%]). Nineteen (86.3%) patients were male, with a mean age of 59.1\u2009years (range 47\u201368). Seventeen patients (77.2%) had a confirmation of an oropharyngeal primary after diagnostic transoral surgery: 5 (22.6%) in the ipsilateral palatine tonsil, 9 (41%) in the ipsilateral base of tongue, 2 (9%) with bilateral palatine tonsils, and 1 (4.5%) with ipsilateral palatine tonsil and contralateral base of tongue primary. Focal FDG uptake was reported in 13 patients (59%): 3 (13.6%) were reported positive, 8 (36.4%) were suspicious, and 2 (9%) were asymmetric uptake. Of the PET\u2010CT positive, suspicious lesions, and asymmetric, 3 (100%), 0 (%), 6 (75%) were true positive, respectively. When all FDG uptake (positive, suspicious, and asymmetric) was classified as positive, the sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), positive predictive value (PPV), and false negative rate (FNR) were 53%, 20%, 11%, 69%, and 47%, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PET\u2010CT has an important role in the diagnostic evaluation of carcinoma of unknown primary diagnosis. However, sensitivity and specificity rates may be lower than previously suggested. Treatment planning should be based on pathologic confirmation where possible and not solely on PET\u2010CT findings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hed.28238","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,28]],"date-time":"2025-07-28T10:18:50Z","timestamp":1753697930000},"page":"3394-3400","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["<scp>PET<\/scp>\n                    \u2010\n                    <scp>CT<\/scp>\n                    Test Properties for\n                    <scp>HPV<\/scp>\n                    Positive Unknown Primary of the Neck: A\n                    <scp>FIND<\/scp>\n                    Trial Correlative Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"47","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7973-3212","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sharon","family":"Tzelnick","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology \u2010 Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre University Health Network, University of Toronto  Toronto Ontario Canada"},{"name":"Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre University Health Network  Toronto Ontario Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ur","family":"Metser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Joint Department of Medical Imaging University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital and Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto  Toronto Ontario Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eugene","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Joint Department of Medical Imaging University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital and Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto  Toronto Ontario Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0346-716X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christopher M. 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