Encyclopedia: Neck Dissection
The neck dissection is a surgical procedure for control of neck lymph node metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. The aim of the procedure is to remove lymph nodes from one side of the neck into which cancer cells may have migrated. Metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma into the lymph nodes of the neck reduce survival and is the most important factor in the spread of...
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