High sensitivity and negative predictive value of sentinel lymph node biopsy in a retrospective early stage oral cavity cancer cohort in the Northern Netherlands.

Koos BoeveK P SchepmanE SchuuringJ L N RoodenburgGyorgy Bela HalmosB A C van DijkR A C BoorsmaJ G A M de VisscherA H BrouwersB van der VegtM J H Witjes

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2018)

In our cohort, the SLNB detected occult metastases in early OSCC with 85% sensitivity and 94% NPV. This supports that SLNB is a reliable procedure for surgical staging of the neck in case of oral cT1-2N0 SCC.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
early stage
lymph node
radiation therapy
papillary thyroid
computed tomography
minimally invasive
image quality
dual energy
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
pet ct
positron emission tomography
fine needle aspiration
childhood cancer