Sentinel lymph node biopsy for clinically N0 oral squamous cell carcinoma
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy in N0 squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx.
OBJECTIVES 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. DESIGN A prospective study of 20 consecutive patients with N0 squamous cell carci...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy287.059