Relative effect of surgery and radiotherapy on the internal jugular vein following functional neck dissection.
We examined the internal jugular veins in three groups of patients who had undergone (1) a functional neck dissection and radiotherapy, (2) a functional neck dissection alone, or (3) radiotherapy alone, using a noninvasive color Doppler ultrasound scan. The internal jugular veins were ultrasonically bilaterally normal in 18% of patients who had undergone a functional neck dissection and radiotherapy, in 88% of patients who had undergone a functional neck dissection alone, and in 57% of patients who had undergone radiotherapy alone. The combination of a functional neck dissection and radiotherapy significantly affected the internal jugular vein when compared with a functional neck dissection alone.
Docherty
J G
JG
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Carter
R
R
Sheldon
C D
CD
Falconer
J S
JS
Bainbridge
L C
LC
Robertson
A G
AG
Soutar
D S
DS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014463:Ultrasonography