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Sentinel node biopsy (neck dissection only if biopsy positive) vs Elective neck dissection

Locoregional recurrence · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer

Sentinel node biopsy (neck dissection only if biopsy positive) showed no clear difference in locoregional recurrence compared with elective neck dissection (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes
3 years
HR 1.04 [0.91, 1.19]
1 study · 279 participants
Low

SLNB vs observation

Locoregional recurrence · patients with localised primary cutaneous melanoma

SLNB may leads to lower rate of pathologically confirmed locoregional recurrence following… compared with observation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sentinel lymph node biopsy followed by lymph node dissection for localised primary cutaneous melanoma 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.56 [0.45, 0.69]
1 study · 1661 participants
Low