To determine the feasibility of sentinal lymph node (SN) radiolocalization and to assess the cost-effectiveness of the SN navigation surgery strategy in patients with stage N0 squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck. Patients Eleven consecutive patients with stage N0 SCC of the head and neck.
Departments of Radiology, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Laboratory Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan. nucleark@me.ndmc.ac.jp