Evaluation of sentinel nodes in the assessment of cervical metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinomas - Presented at the 17th World Congress of the International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (IFOS) in Cairo, Egypt, 28 September 3 October, 2002

Akmansu H., Oguz H., Atasever T., Abamor E., Safak M., Haberal I., ...More

TUMORI J, vol.90, no.6, pp.596-599, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 90 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Journal Name: TUMORI J
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.596-599
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aims and background: To delineate the lymphatic drainage in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) patients by lymphoscintigraphy and to investigate whether the results of histopathological evaluation of sentinel nodes have any diagnostic relevance with regard to the metastatic involvement of all cervical lymph nodes.