Assessment Of Sentinel Lymph Nodes In Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma - A Literature Review

Squamous cell carcinoma or epidermoid carcinoma is a type of cancer that results from squamous cells [1]. It consists of different types of which Ninety percentage involve head and neck [2]. Lymph nodes, commonly referred as the Dustbin of the body, is a physiological accumulation of the lymphatic system which drains cellular end products from the entire body. Hypothetical first lymph node or group of nodes draining a cancer is known as a sentinel lymph node/nodes. In case of established cancerous conditions sentinel lymph nodes are said to be first targeted by the metastasizing cancer cells.