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Sentinel lymphadenectomy was developed to reduce the extent of surgical interventions in cancer patients. The sentinel node (SN) concept was first established for melanoma and breast cancer; within some years, it also became increasingly popular for head and neck cancer. As soon as the required sensitivity of the method proves to be feasible in the daily clinical routine, the discussion about the...