JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery
Accuracy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy to Predict Nodal Metastasis in Head and Neck Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
Stephanie Y Wang, Gavin Turner, Karla L Valdes-Morales, Emily R Hunter, Mimi Kim, Van Anh Tran, Kyle Polen, Dylan Haynes, Christopher J Miller, Jeremy R Etzkorn, Joseph F Sobanko, Joanna L Walker, Junqian Zhang, Robert M Brody, Steven B Cannady
Published: 202610.1001/jamaoto.2025.5211
Abstract
Importance: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare neuroendocrine malignant neoplasm often affecting the head and neck. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is routinely performed; however, the accuracy and reliability of SLNB for head and neck MCC remai…
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