Intraoperative diagnosis of cancer metastasis in sentinel lymph node of oral cancer patients

• Published in: Oral oncology Vol. 44; no. 9; pp. 838 - 843
• Main Authors: Terada, Akihiro, Hasegawa, Yasuhisa, Yatabe, Yasushi, Hyodo, Ikuo, Ogawa, Tetusya, Hanai, Nobuhiro, Ikeda, Atsuhiko, Nagashima, Yoshihisa, Masui, Takashi, Hirakawa, Hitoshi, Nakashima, Tsutomu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Analysis of Variance; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - secondary; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; Female; Frozen section analysis; Frozen Sections - methods; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Humans; Imprint cytology; Intraoperative diagnosis; Intraoperative Period; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Medical sciences; Mouth Neoplasms - pathology; Mouth Neoplasms - surgery; Neck Dissection - methods; Neoplasm Staging; Otolaryngology; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sentinel lymph node; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - methods; Tumors; Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology; Intraoperative diagnosis; Sentinel lymph node; Frozen section analysis; Imprint cytology; Human; Oral cancer; Stomatology; Cytology; Intraoperative; ENT; Metastasis; Malignant tumor; Cancerology; Oral cavity disease; Diagnosis; Cancer

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in the head and neck region is attracting attention. If intraoperative frozen section and/or cytology of SLN is available, one can select an appropriate patient who must undergo neck dissection in a one-stage procedure. We began intraoperative diagnosis of SLN biopsy...