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, cilt.36, sa.6, ss.3345-3349, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.19193/0393-6384_2020_6_513
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3345-3349
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lymph node, prognosis, squamous cell carcinoma, sentinel lymph node biopsy, poor prognostic criteria, BIOPSY, SKIN, MELANOMA, HEAD
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.