Sentinel lymph node biopsy for early squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity: Real-world experience in Brazil.
Leandro Luongo de MatosRenato de Castro CapuzzoPaola Andrea Galbiatti PedruzziTerence P FariasJosé Wilson Mourão de FariasCarlos Takahiro ChoneHugo Fontan KohlerJose Guilherme VartanianFernando Luiz DiasEduardo Vieira CoutoFabio Roberto PintoAndre Lopes CarvalhoLuiz Paulo KowalskiPublished in: Head & neck (2022)
In a real-world scenario, sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients with SCC of the lip and oral cavity proved feasible in different settings and to be oncologically safe, with similar rates of occult lymph node metastasis and false-negative cases, when compared to elective neck dissection, and with similar long-term survival to that reported historically.