THE ADVANTAGES OF SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY OVER FUNCTIONAL NECK DISSECTION (A REVIEW OF LITERATURE)

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The paper analyzes the data available in the literature on sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with oral cancer and shows its advantages over prophylactic neck dissection: less pronounced functional and cosmetic consequences, the possibility of a detailed pathomorphological analysis of removed neck lymph nodes macrospecimens with immunohistochemical studies.

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I. S. Romanov

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences; N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow

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Email: drromanov@mail.ru
Department of Head and Neck Tumors, Department of Oncology, Postgraduate Faculty Russian Federation

S. V. Shiryaеv

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow

Email: drromanov@mail.ru
Department of Head and Neck Tumors Russian Federation

Ya. V. Vishnevskaya

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow

Email: drromanov@mail.ru
Department of Head and Neck Tumors Russian Federation

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