SPECTCT for Lymphatic Mapping of Sentinel Nodes in Early Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
Joint Authors
Sandro J., Stoeckli
Stephan K., Haerle
Source
International Journal of Molecular Imaging
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-09-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Adequate staging and treatment of the neck in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx (OSCC) is of paramount importance.
Elective neck dissection (END) of the clinical N0-neck is widely advocated as neck treatment.
With regard to the prevalence of 20–40% of occult neck metastases found in the ND specimens, the majority of patients undergo surgery of the lymphatic drainage basin without therapeutic benefit.
Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) has been shown to be a safe, reliable and accurate alternative treatment modality for selected patients.
Using this technique, lymphatic mapping is crucial.
Previous reports suggested a benefit of single photon emission computed tomography with CT (SPECT/CT) over dynamic planar lymphoscintigraphy (LS) alone.
SPECT/CT allows the surgeon for better topographical orientation and delineation of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN’s) against surrounding structures.
Additionally, SPECT/CT has the potential to detect more SLN’s which might harbour occult disease, than LS.
SPECT/CT is recommended to be used routinely, although SPECT/CT is not indispensable for successful SNB.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Stephan K., Haerle& Sandro J., Stoeckli. 2010. SPECTCT for Lymphatic Mapping of Sentinel Nodes in Early Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx. International Journal of Molecular Imaging،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Stephan K., Haerle& Sandro J., Stoeckli. SPECTCT for Lymphatic Mapping of Sentinel Nodes in Early Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx. International Journal of Molecular Imaging No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-446827
American Medical Association (AMA)
Stephan K., Haerle& Sandro J., Stoeckli. SPECTCT for Lymphatic Mapping of Sentinel Nodes in Early Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx. International Journal of Molecular Imaging. 2010. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-446827
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-446827