Squamous cell carcinoma represents the most common form of head and neck cancer—
comprising approximately 90% of all head and neck malignancies. 1 Squamous cell …

Involvement of the cervical lymph nodes is the most important prognostic factor for patients
with oral/oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), and the decision whether to …

Purpose Sentinel lymph node biopsy is an essential staging tool in patients with clinically
localized oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. The harvesting of a sentinel lymph node …

Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has been introduced as a diagnostic
staging modality for detection of occult metastases in patients with early stage oral cancer …

Background The new AJCC staging system (8th edition) incorporates depth of invasion to
stage oral cancers. It is a recognized predictor for neck nodal metastasis and local …

Purpose Sentinel lymph node biopsy is an essential staging tool in patients with clinically
localized melanoma. The harvesting of a sentinel lymph node entails a sequence of …

Patients with pT1cN0 oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) are generally not treated with
a neck dissection (ND). However, in 25% of cN0 patients, nodal metastases become …

Objective Long-term results of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) in early (T1/T2) oral and
oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in a single-institution experience. Methods …

Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the critical primary tumor depth of
invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma that would lead to a 20% or greater risk of nodal …

Background Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) in head and neck cancer is recently introduced as
the staging technique of oral squamous cell carcinoma. We report the results of SNB in …