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| derriford:vetting [2026/05/21 12:20] – formatting, section on MRI head admin | derriford:vetting [2026/05/21 12:24] (current) – [Suspected ENT Cancer] - added comment to say send these to H&N admin | ||
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| === Risk Stratification: | === Risk Stratification: | ||
| - | LOW RISK Patients | + | LOW RISK Patients: |
| * Have 2WW symptoms - e.g. referred otalgia, chronic lateralising throat pain, FOSIT | * Have 2WW symptoms - e.g. referred otalgia, chronic lateralising throat pain, FOSIT | ||
| * Have NORMAL examination including fibre-optic nasendoscopy. | * Have NORMAL examination including fibre-optic nasendoscopy. | ||
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| * Following multiple normal surveillance studies, can change to non-contrast surveillance. | * Following multiple normal surveillance studies, can change to non-contrast surveillance. | ||
| - | HIGH RISK Patients | + | HIGH RISK Patients: |
| * Have abnormal examination on FNE - suspicious nasal, pharyngeal or laryngeal mass. | * Have abnormal examination on FNE - suspicious nasal, pharyngeal or laryngeal mass. | ||
| * Oral cavity lesion on MaxFacs examination. | * Oral cavity lesion on MaxFacs examination. | ||
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| === MRI Head/Orbits === | === MRI Head/Orbits === | ||
| - | MRI head is rarely indicated in suspected ENT cancers - MRI neck sequences are sufficient to assess skull base invasion and perineural spread. MRI head | + | While these are often requested, |