Sentinel lymph node biopsy in node-negative squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 439-443

  Burns, P ^a,b   Foster, A ^a   Walshe, P ^a   O'Dwyer, T ^a  

^a MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Head and neck neoplasms; Lymph node; Neoplasm metastasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NECK DISSECTION; OCCULT CANCER; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; LYMPH NODE; MALE; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; OROPHARYNX TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MACROSALB TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NECK DISSECTION; NEOPLASM STAGING; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 68049113516     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108003514     Document Type: Article

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