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Bilateral neck dissections. Analysis of 180 cases
Author(s) -
Rufino Carlos D.,
MacComb William S.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196611)19:11<1503::aid-cncr2820191107>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , head and neck , neck dissection , primary tumor , head and neck cancer , cancer , general surgery , metastasis , radiation therapy
Bilateral radical neck dissections now are accepted generally as being the proper treatment for metastatic cervical cancer from primary lesions of the head and neck areas. Though a definite morbidity exists with the possibility of irreversible complications, mortality from the procedure is becoming increasingly less. The reports on 180 patients treated by this operative procedure during a period of 12 years at The M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute have been analyzed. The review includes: (1) the sites of the primary tumors, (2) the distribution of the regional metastases and (3) the treatment of each. Those patients treated before admission are included under a separate category. The survivals of the primarily and of the secondarily treated groups are computed separately.