title: The carotid artery in head and neck surgery.
abstract: Involvement of the carotid artery by malignant disease may present the surgeon with a dilemma. An aggressive approach to the problem may improve results in some cases that have not developed distant metastases. Adequate assessment in the planning of a curative surgical procedure is necessary and some of the problems in dealing with involvement of the artery are discussed.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Magee
mesh_terms: D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods