title: Current surgical management of metastases in the neck from mucosal squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
abstract: Neck dissection, which is an important method of treatment for metastases from mucosal (and other) squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) of the head and neck, is also useful for staging disease. Since its inception it has changed from a radical to a more conservative procedure, and vital structures are preserved wherever possible. Refinements in methods of imaging to assess involvement in the neck have encouraged alternative approaches that can improve outcomes and reduce morbidity. We look at the reported evidence for the surgical management of metastases in the neck from mucosal SCC.
authors.affiliation: Craniofacial Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK. Electronic address: ben.green4@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK. Electronic address: bbisase@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bisase
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, UK. Electronic address: daryl.godden@glos.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Daryl
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Godden
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Unit, St Luke's Hospital, Bradford, UK. Electronic address: david.mitchell2@bthft.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK. Electronic address: peter.brennan@porthosp.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009333:Neck; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
keywords: Clinically negative neck; Clinically positive neck; Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; Neck dissection; Neck metastases; Sentinel lymph node biopsy