title: European surgeons were the first to perform neck dissection.
abstract: The history of the surgical treatment of cervical lymph node metastases began in the 19th century, and, unfortunately, the initial attempts at surgical treatment of neck metastases were disastrous. Although some European surgeons reported few cases of radical en bloc dissection, the first successful surgical procedure was performed and described in detail by Franciszek Jawdyński, a Polish surgeon, in 1888. George Washington Crile popularized and illustrated radical en bloc neck dissection in the early 20th century.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, ENT Clinic, University of Udine, Udine, Italy. a.ferlito@uniud.iit
authors.forename: Alfio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferlito
authors.forename: Jonas T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rinaldo
authors.forename: Loring W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Pratt
authors.forename: Johannes J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fagan
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Weir
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suárez
authors.forename: Benedikt J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Folz
authors.forename: Stanislaw
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bień
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Towpik
authors.forename: C Renè
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Leemans
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Luiz P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herranz
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gavilán
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olofsson
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000266:history*