title: The pathologist's appraisal of neck dissections.
abstract: A critical assessment is presented on the description and interpretation of histopathological findings in neck dissections undertaken in patients with squamous carcinomas originating in the head and neck. The topics covered include the localization and measurement of nodal metastases, variant histopathological appearances, micrometastases and extranodal spread.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Haddow Laboratories, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D037981:Neck Dissection