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The case for elective prophylactic neck dissection
Author(s) -
Nahum Alan M.,
Bone Robert C.,
Davidson Terence M.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197704000-00011
Subject(s) - medicine , neck dissection , larynx , pharynx , oral cavity , head and neck cancer , head and neck , surgery , dissection (medical) , neck injury , general surgery , cancer , radiation therapy , dentistry , poison control , environmental health
The possibility of improving the cure rate of cancer of the head and neck by radical neck dissection of the clinically negative neck (elective neck dissection) continues to pose a therapeutic dilemma. This paper seeks to review the available information, analyze relevant aspects of the issue and attempt to draw conclusions which will be helpful both to physicians and their patients. The discussion is confined to squamous carcinoma of the larynx, pharynx, and oral cavity