Positive Sentinel Lymph Nodes are a Negative Prognostic Factor for Survival in T1-2 Oral/Oropharyngeal Cancer—A Long-Term Study on 103 Patients

Adorján F. Kovács,Ulrich Stefenelli,Oliver Seitz,Marcus Middendorp,J. Diener,Robert Sader,F. Grunwald

Positive Sentinel Lymph Nodes are a Negative Prognostic Factor for Survival in T1-2 Oral/Oropharyngeal Cancer—A Long-Term Study on 103 Patients

2009

Adorján F. Kovács
Ulrich Stefenelli
Oliver Seitz
Marcus Middendorp
J. Diener
Robert Sader
F. Grunwald

Background To evaluate prognostic value of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) in oral/oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (OOSCC) concerning overall/disease-free survival.

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Pathology
Neck dissection
Lymph
Sentinel lymph node
Mean Survival Time
Biopsy
Cancer
Radiology
Positron emission tomography
Medicine
Sentinel node
Surgical oncology
Oncology
Internal medicine
prognostic factor
long term learning

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