Diagnostic Efficacy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis of 66 Studies

Objectives The diagnostic efficacy of sentinel lymph node biopsy(SLNB) in early oral squamous cell carcinoma(OSCC) still remains controversial. This meta-analysis was conducted to assess the diagnostic value of SLNB in clinically neck-negative T1-2 OSCC. Methods A systematic literature search for re...

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Main Authors: Liu, Muyuan, Wang, Steven J., Yang, Xihong, Peng, Hanwei
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Coll Med
Language:en
Published: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622744
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/622744