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Chapter 7 rate of 3% in all patients. In 20% of the patients with at least one positive SLN the only positive SLN was detected due to the addition of SPECT-CT. Moreover, SPECT- CT provides better topographical orientation for the surgeon preoperatively. We recommend the addition of SPECT-CT in SLNB for patients with early stage oral cancer, however other improvements are still mandatory to increase the accuracy of this procedure. 136