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Abstract
Dissection in the neck to remove all disease tissues including cervical LYMPH NODES and to leave an adequate margin of normal tissue. This type of surgery is usually used in tumors or cervical metastases in the head and neck. The prototype of neck dissection is the radical neck dissection described by Crile in 1906.
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- Dissection, Neck
- Dissections, Neck
- Neck Dissections
- Radical Neck Dissection
- Dissection, Radical Neck
- Dissections, Radical Neck
- Neck Dissection, Radical
- Neck Dissections, Radical
- Radical Neck Dissections
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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2003; for RADICAL NECK DISSECTION use RADICAL NECK DISSECTION 1965-2002
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- Lymph Node Dissection (1966-2002)
- Radical Neck Dissection (1965-2002)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Neck Dissection. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D037981. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D037981
- Neck Dissection. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neck_dissection
- Neck Dissection. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355817