title: J incision in neck dissections.
abstract: Metastasis in the neck lymph system of primary tumours of the head and neck is frequently seen. In order to prevent this metastasis, neck dissection is carried out by various types of skin incisions. In this study, types of skin incision used in neck dissections were defined, and the advantages, disadvantages and results of J incisions, which have been performed on 320 radical neck dissection patients in our clinic between 1985-1996, were compared with those of other incision types.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Ankara, School of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akbaş
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D013524:Surgical Flaps