Sentinel node navigation surgery versus observation as a management strategy for early tongue carcinoma

Background The status of lymph nodes in the neck is the most important prognostic factor for the outcomes of patients with oral tongue cancer. However, surgical prophylaxis of the neck is controversial. Methods We reviewed 22 patients with clinically T1/T2, N0 Union Internationale Contre le Cancer o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Head & neck 2012-04, Vol.34 (4), p.568-572
Hauptverfasser:	Yamauchi, Kohichi, Fujioka, Yasunori, Kohno, Naoyuki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - secondary Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery Cohort Studies Disease-Free Survival Early Diagnosis Female Follow-Up Studies Glossectomy - methods Humans Lymph Nodes - diagnostic imaging Lymph Nodes - pathology Lymph Nodes - surgery Lymphatic Metastasis Lymphoscintigraphy - methods Male Medical sciences Metastasectomy - methods neck dissection Neck Dissection - methods Neck Dissection - statistics & numerical data Neoplasm Invasiveness - pathology Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - epidemiology Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery Neoplasm Staging Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology regional recurrence Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment sentinel lymph node Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - methods sentinel node navigation surgery Survival Analysis Tongue Neoplasms - mortality Tongue Neoplasms - pathology Tongue Neoplasms - surgery Treatment Outcome Watchful Waiting - methods watchful waiting policy
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