Head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma lymph node staging is challenging due to varied patterns of lymphatic drainage and the suboptimal predictive value of available imaging modalities. Furthermore, regional relapse rates are unacceptably high, and the toxicity of empiric radiation is undesirable in the ...
Our goals was to evaluate how sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) benefit neck management in patients with parotid cancer. Patients diagnosed with cN0 parotid cancer by preoperative fine needle puncture were prospectively enrolled. The neck status was eval
Sentinel Lymph NodeThyroid CarcinomaLateral Neck DissectionIntroduction: The surgical management of lateral lymph nodes in differentiated thyroid carcinoma is controversies. Therefore, we analyzed whether sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) biopsy of the first draining nodes in the jugulo-carotid chain is an ...
Our experience showed that identification of sentinel lymph node in HNM cohort was possible in 98.25% of cases. Frequency of interval nodes is significantly higher in HNM group. The prognosis of HNM cohort is significantly shorter than OMS one. Finally, this procedure requires a multidisciplinary ...
One of the 9 patients with negative sentinel lymph nodes presented with a recurrent MM after a follow-up period of 10 months. Although the morbidity of selective lymphadenoidectomy performed by an experienced head and neck surgeon has been proved to be low it can be completely avoided in a ...
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is an accurate staging procedure for malignant melanoma but its use in patients with melanoma of the head and neck has been questioned in the past because of a perceived record of poor safety and accuracy. Technical improvements have sought to redress this. Vit...
However, the rate of positive sentinel lymph nodes is not only influenced by the staging procedure but also by the pathohistologic work-up.doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602294Hoft, SMaune, SBritish Journal of Cancer
Injury to accessory nerve in the posterior triangle of neck leads todisabling paralysis of the trapezius muscle. It is a well-known butfrequently forgotten complication of lymph node biopsy taken casuallyin minor operation theatre under local anesthesia. We describe such apatient with emphasis on pre...
FNA biopsy can also be done on lymph nodes in the neck which are around the thyroid to see if there are any thyroid cancer cells inside the lymph nodes. Ultrasound allows the doctors to see the thyroid nodule or lymph node(s) during the needle biopsy, which helps make sure they are get...
R.B., YatesV., ViarJ.A., SosmanYates RB, Viar V, Sosman JA, Kelley MC. Parotid sentinel lymph node biopsy: A safe and effective staging procedure for melanoma of the head and neck. Presented at the Society for Melanoma Research, 2010....