Open AccessA clinical, radiological, and histopathological correlation of neck nodes in patients undergoing neck dissection
Author(s) -
Nitika Mehta,
Rohit Sharma,
Rajneesh Madhok,
Tanu Agrawal,
Vinamra Sharma
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_391_16
Subject(s) - radiological weapon , medicine , neck dissection , dissection (medical) , radiology , pathology , carcinoma
Management of neck metastases in terms of diagnosis and treatment has always been a controversial issue in patients of head and neck malignancy. The main area of debate in case of diagnosis lies with the fact that whether we should rely on ultrasound, as a diagnostic modality for diagnosing micrometastases in the neck in head and neck malignancy patients? The second controversial issue is the management of N0 neck, whether to be radical or conservative?