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ReviewSultan Qaboos University medical journal2017

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: A new approach in the management of head and neck cancers.

Deepti Sharma, George Koshy, Sonal Grover, Bhushan Sharma

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Review in Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Deepti SharmaDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Christian Dental College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
George KoshyDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Christian Dental College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Sonal GroverDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Christian Dental College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Bhushan SharmaDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Christian Dental College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical lymph node metastasis affects the prognosis and overall survival rate of and therapeutic planning for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs). However, advanced diagnostic modalities still lack accuracy in detecting occult neck metastasis. A sentinel lymph node biopsy is a minimally invasive auxiliary method for assessing the presence of occult metastatic disease in a patient with a clinically negative neck. This technique increases the specificity of neck dissection and thus reduces morbidity among oral cancer patients. The removal of sentinel nodes and dissection of the levels between the primary tumour and the sentinel node or the irradiation of target nodal basins is favoured as a selective treatment approach; this technique has the potential to become the new standard of care for patients with HNSCCs. This article presents an update on clinical applications and novel developments in this field.

Indexed as

Neck DissectionSentinel Lymph Node BiopsyCarcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLymphatic MetastasisLymph NodesHead and Neck CancerLymphoscintigraphyNeck DissectionSentinel Lymph Node BiopsySquamous Cell Carcinomas

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PMID28417021
PMCPMC5380418

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