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Technique of preserving the spinal accessory nerve during radical neck dissection
Author(s) -
Becker Gary D.,
Parell G. Joseph
Publication year - 1979
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 - 10.1288/00005537-197905000-00022
Subject(s) - accessory nerve , medicine , neck dissection , dissection (medical) , spinal nerve , surgery , anatomy , pathology , carcinoma , dorsum
Preserving the spinal accessory nerve during radical neck dissection eliminates shoulder disability and does not compromise the incidence of neck recurrence in properly selected cases. The literature and standard textbooks only superficially refer to the method of dissecting this nerve. We describe our technique of preserving the spinal accessory nerve during radical neck dissection.