Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in N0 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
Author(s) -
Robert D. Hart,
Joseph G. Nasser,
Jonathan Trites,
Srj Taylor,
Martin Bullock,
David W. Barnes
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-361X
pISSN - 0886-4470
DOI - 10.1001/archotol.131.1.34
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel lymph node , gamma probe , neck dissection , biopsy , occult , radiology , metastasis , head and neck squamous cell carcinoma , dissection (medical) , lymph node , surgery , lymph , lymphadenectomy , carcinoma , head and neck cancer , cancer , pathology , breast cancer , radiation therapy , alternative medicine
To ascertain the feasibility of sentinel lymph node (SLN) localization by preoperative lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative gamma probe radiolocalization and to determine the predictive value of the SLN for occult metastasis of the neck in N0 squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx.
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