Sentinel Node Detection in Head and Neck Malignancies: Innovations in Radioguided Surgery

Sentinel node mapping is becoming a routine procedure for staging of various malignancies, because it can determine lymph node status more precisely. Due to anatomical problems, localizing sentinel nodes in the head and neck region on the basis of conventional images can be difficult. New diagnostic...

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Main Authors: L. Vermeeren, W. M. C. Klop, M. W. M. van den Brekel, A. J. M. Balm, O. E. Nieweg, R. A. Valdés Olmos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/681746