Contrast tomography (CT) performed to detect nodal metastasis for high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck has a high negative predictive value but a poor positive predictive value

• Kyle Rudningen, MD,
• Kimberly A. Sable, MD,
• Tiffany A. Glazer, MD,
• Rong Hu, MD, PhD,
• Michael R. Lasarev, MS,
• Yaohui Gloria Xu, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Kyle Rudningen, MD

Department of Dermatology, CentraCare, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Kimberly A. Sable, MD

Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin

Tiffany A. Glazer, MD

Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, UW Department of Surgery, Clinical Science Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin

Rong Hu, MD, PhD

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin

Michael R. Lasarev, MS

Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin

Yaohui Gloria Xu, MD, PhD

Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; Correspondence to: Yaohui Gloria Xu, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, One South Park St, 7th Floor, Madison, WI 53715