2016_Head & Neck COURSE BOOK

DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY

In T1-T2 cN0 carcinoma of OC or OP successful staging in 95-100% of cases <5% of regional recurrence in patients staged pN0 (sn) Stoeckli et al., Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 2009

In comparison, routine elective ND in cN0 SCC carries an approximately 1.6–10% rate of regional recurrence Schmitz et al., Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 2009

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Iype et al. Oral Oncol, 2008 Buck et al., Head Neck, 2008

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Additional second stage surgery Needed in case of pN+(sn) Admission needed Injection of radioactive tracers Intensive labor

Minimally invasive Little morbidity Negative predictive value 90-95%

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