Wait-and-see policy for the N0 neck in early-stage oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma using ultrasonography-guided cytology: is there a role for identification of the sentinel node?

Nieuwenhuis, Eline J C; Castelijns, Jonas A; Pijpers, Rik; van den Brekel, Michiel W M; Brakenhoff, Ruud H; van der Waal, Isaac; Snow, Gordon B; Leemans, Charles R

Nieuwenhuis, Eline J C; Castelijns, Jonas A; Pijpers, Rik; van den Brekel, Michiel W M; Brakenhoff, Ruud H; van der Waal, Isaac; Snow, Gordon B; Leemans, Charles R.

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Nieuwenhuis EJ; Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, P. O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Head Neck ; 24(3): 282-9, 2002 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11891961

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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/secondary; Mouth Neoplasms/pathology; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/diagnosis; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; Ultrasonography, Interventional; Biopsy, Needle; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery; Cytodiagnosis; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Lymph Nodes/diagnostic imaging; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Middle Aged; Mouth Neoplasms/surgery; Neck Dissection; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/therapy; Prospective Studies; Radionuclide Imaging; Radiopharmaceuticals; Sensitivity and Specificity; Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mouth Neoplasms / Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Ultrasonography, Interventional / Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Head Neck Journal subject: NEOPLASIAS Year: 2002 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Netherlands Country of publication: United States

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