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Chapter 1 General introduction 9 CURRENT PRACTICE 29 Chapter 2 Sentinel node biopsy for early-stage oral cavity cancer: 31 the VU University Medical Center experience. Chapter 3 Elective neck dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy 47 in early stage oral cavity cancer patients: the Dutch experience. POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS 67 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Additional non-sentinel lymph node metastases in 69 early oral cancer patients with positive sentinel lymph nodes. Depth of invasion in patients with early stage oral cancer 87 staged by sentinel node biopsy. High rate of unexpected lymphatic drainage patterns and a high 105 accuracy of the sentinel lymph node biopsy in oral cancer after previous neck treatment. IMPROVEMENTS 123 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 The added value of SPECT-CT for the identification 125 of sentinel lymph nodes in early stage oral cancer. Sentinel lymph node detection in oral cancer: a within-patient 141 comparison between [99mTc]Tc-tilmanocept and [99mTc] Tc-nanocolloid. Summary, general discussion and future perspectives 162 Nederlandse samenvatting 178 List of publications 186 About the author 188 Dankwoord 190