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Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging for the Identification of Head and Neck Tumor Cells in Patients with a Mucosal Origin and at a High Risk of Recurrence

Trial Status: active

This phase II trial studies whether indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging during surgery (intraoperative) works to improve the identification of head and neck tumor cells in patients with a mucosal origin and who are at a high risk of the cancer coming back after a period of improvement (recurrence). ICG fluorescence imaging is an imaging technique that uses a fluorescent dye, ICG, and a special camera to create an image. Areas of tissue in which the ICG accumulates glow when viewed with the special camera. Researchers think that the ICG will accumulate in the areas that contain tumor cells, which may help to identify head and neck tumor cells in patients with a mucosal origin and at a high risk of recurrence.