A technique for radical dissection of the neck.
Modifications in the technique for the performance of standard radical neck dissection have been used for the past 12 years at this institute. The use of transverse skin incisions, removal of the platysma muscle and proceedings from a posterior to anterior direction are stressed in this procedure. Primary healing, reconstruction and cosmesis have been quite good, and local recurrences have been minimal. The five year survival rates for each type of cancer of the head and neck are comparable with those obtained at other cancer referral centers.
D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods*