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Comparison of morbidity between sentinel node biopsy and elective neck dissection for treatment of the n0 neck in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma


Murer, K; Huber, G F; Haile, S R; Stoeckli, S J (2011). Comparison of morbidity between sentinel node biopsy and elective neck dissection for treatment of the n0 neck in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. Head and Neck, 33(9):1260-1264.

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BACKGROUND: Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) has been proposed for staging of the cN0 neck in early oral/oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). Because SNB is a minimally invasive procedure, it is thought to be associated with less morbidity than elective neck dissection. METHODS: Sixty-two consecutive patients were included from 2000 to 2009. Two groups were analyzed consisting of 33 patients after SNB and 29 after elective neck dissection. Subjective impairment and functional shoulder status were assessed with the Neck Dissection Impairment Index (NDII) questionnaire and the modified individual relative Constant Score. Postoperative complications were retrieved from the clinical charts. RESULTS: The investigated scores were significantly better in the SNB group. All postoperative complications occurred in the elective neck dissection group. CONCLUSION: SNB is associated with significantly less postoperative morbidity and better shoulder function than elective neck dissection. This supports our opinion that patients with nodal negative early SCC of the oral cavity should be offered SNB. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2010.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) has been proposed for staging of the cN0 neck in early oral/oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). Because SNB is a minimally invasive procedure, it is thought to be associated with less morbidity than elective neck dissection. METHODS: Sixty-two consecutive patients were included from 2000 to 2009. Two groups were analyzed consisting of 33 patients after SNB and 29 after elective neck dissection. Subjective impairment and functional shoulder status were assessed with the Neck Dissection Impairment Index (NDII) questionnaire and the modified individual relative Constant Score. Postoperative complications were retrieved from the clinical charts. RESULTS: The investigated scores were significantly better in the SNB group. All postoperative complications occurred in the elective neck dissection group. CONCLUSION: SNB is associated with significantly less postoperative morbidity and better shoulder function than elective neck dissection. This supports our opinion that patients with nodal negative early SCC of the oral cavity should be offered SNB. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2010.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Otorhinolaryngology
Language:English
Date:September 2011
Deposited On:22 Dec 2010 08:02
Last Modified:23 Jan 2022 17:36
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
ISSN:1043-3074
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.21622
Official URL:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hed.21622/full
PubMed ID:21117076
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