THE ACCURACY OF SENTINEL LYMPH NODE POSITIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH CUTANEOUS SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

DEMİRDÖVER C., Geyik A., VAYVADA H., YILMAZ M.

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.36, no.6, pp.3345-3349, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.19193/0393-6384_2020_6_513
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.3345-3349
  • Keywords: Lymph node, prognosis, squamous cell carcinoma, sentinel lymph node biopsy, poor prognostic criteria, BIOPSY, SKIN, MELANOMA, HEAD
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) accounts for approximately 20% of the non-melanoma cancers and is the second most common skin cancer after basal cell carcinoma. In 85%of the cases, the first metastasis site is the regional lymph nodes. However, due to lack of evidence, predictivity and utility of SLNB in cSCC remain controversial. This study aims to determine the ratio of sentinel lymph node positivity and the accuracy of this technique in high-risk cSCC patients.