TY - JOUR
T1 - The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in the Management of Cutaneous Malignancies
AU - Ahmad, Faisal I.
AU - Su, Shirley Yu
AU - Gross, Neil
PY - 2019/2/1
Y1 - 2019/2/1
N2 - Sentinel lymph node biopsy uses the concept of selective lymphatic drainage and the lymphatic microvasculature to identify first-echelon nodes draining a given malignancy. Although initially considered difficult and unreliable in the head and neck, experience with the technique has improved and evolved significantly over the last 3 decades. It is now recognized to be accurate and reliable for regional nodal staging and detection of occult nodal metastasis in the head and neck. Although initially described for nodal staging of melanoma, the usefulness of sentinel lymph node biopsy continues to expand and is now extended to other cutaneous malignancies.
AB - Sentinel lymph node biopsy uses the concept of selective lymphatic drainage and the lymphatic microvasculature to identify first-echelon nodes draining a given malignancy. Although initially considered difficult and unreliable in the head and neck, experience with the technique has improved and evolved significantly over the last 3 decades. It is now recognized to be accurate and reliable for regional nodal staging and detection of occult nodal metastasis in the head and neck. Although initially described for nodal staging of melanoma, the usefulness of sentinel lymph node biopsy continues to expand and is now extended to other cutaneous malignancies.
KW - Cutaneous malignancies
KW - Microscopic nodal disease
KW - Nonmelanoma skin cancer
KW - Prognostic information
KW - Sentinel lymph node biopsy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.fsc.2018.08.004
DO - 10.1016/j.fsc.2018.08.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30420065
AN - SCOPUS:85056239288
SN - 1064-7406
VL - 27
SP - 119
EP - 129
JO - Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America
JF - Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -