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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for head and neck mucosal cancers – an update on the current evidence
Author(s) -
Green B,
Blythe JNStJ,
Brennan PA
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
oral diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1601-0825
pISSN - 1354-523X
DOI - 10.1111/odi.12470
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel lymph node , biopsy , head and neck , sentinel node , radiology , pathology , oncology , surgery , cancer , breast cancer
Regional metastases are a prominent feature of mucosal‐associated head and neck squamous cell carcinomas and are an important prognostic factor. Sentinel lymph node biopsy ( SLNB ) is one modality that has potential to add to the accuracy of neck staging, although it is currently not used as widely in the head and neck as it is in other areas such as breast cancer. We review the efficacy of SLNB in head and neck mucosal squamous cell carcinomas and provide an overview of current practice and include details of technical advances.