title: Catastrophic necrosis of the neck.
abstract: This case report illuminates the high possibility of catastrophic complications in the lateral neck, the vagaries associated with the preoperative therapeutic information, the technical effort to gain maximum surgical security, and the overwhelming complications associated with chemotherapy, irradiation, and surgical intervention.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous