Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Protocol - Diagnostic
Sentinel lymph node biopsy for the diagnosis of lymph node involvement in oral/oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Abstract
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Diagnostic test accuracy). The objectives are as follows:
The primary objective of this review is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of SLNB in the identification of lymph node involvement in patients with early‐stage (defined as cT1‐T2, cN0) oral and/or oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
