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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 19 years. * Biopsy confirmed diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. * Subjects diagnosed with any T stage, any subsite within the head and neck. Subjects with recurrent disease or a new primary will be allowed. * Must have standard of care 18F-FDG-PET/CT scan ≤ 30 days of Day 0 with suspected metastatic lesions. * Have acceptable hematological status, coagulation status, kidney function, and liver function including the following clinical results: * Hemoglobin ≥ 9gm/dL * White blood cell count \> 3000/mm3 * Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3 * Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper reference range * PTT = 11.5 - 14.4 seconds * INR = 0.9 - 1.2 Exclusion Criteria: * Myocardial infarction (MI); cerebrovascular accident (CVA); uncontrolled congestive heart failure (CHF); significant liver disease; or unstable angina within 6 months prior to enrollment * History of infusion reactions to other monoclonal antibody therapies * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Magnesium or potassium lower than the normal institutional values * Subjects receiving Class IA (quinidine, procainamide) or Class III (dofetilide, amiodarone, sotalol) antiarrhythmic agents * Subjects with a history or evidence of interstitial pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis * Severe renal disease or anuria * Known hypersensitivity to deferoxamine or any of its components