BACKGROUND Conflicting results are reported regarding the impact of neck dissection on radiation-associated dysphagia. The purpose of this study was to reexamine this question specific to oropharyngeal intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). METHODS Three hundred forty-nine patients with oropharyngeal cancer treated with bilateral IMRT with systemic therapy (induction and/or concurrent) were...

Head & neck cancer is the major problem due to its associated morbidity and mortality. It is the sixth most common cancers and the eighth cause of cancer mortality in the world(1). The most important prognostic factor in the management of head and neck cancer is the presence of cervical lymph node metastasis. Neck dissection has been a well‐established procedure for diagnosing (staging) and tre...

BACKGROUND Robot-assisted neck dissection in patients with head and neck cancer has been demonstrated to be feasible. We conceived a surgical technique of surgery for parotid cancer with the robotic system via a gasless modified facelift (MFL) approach. A detailed surgical technique is provided. METHODS In a 28-year-old female patient with parotid cancer, the disease was treated with primary ...

We investigated whether neck dissection should be performed to prevent T1-2N0M0 tongue cancer by using the Weiss and colleague's decision tree method. The results showed that preventive neck dissection should not be recommended for T1-2N0M0 tongue cancer. However, preventive neck dissection is a suitable approach when treating tongue cancer tumors with a thickness of ≥ 4 mm.

Chylothorax is a rare complication of neck dissection, and bilateral chylothorax is even rarer. However, both are potentially serious and sometimes life-threatening, especially those that are associated with left neck dissection for head and neck neoplasms. We report one case of bilateral chylothorax following left supraclavicular dissection for breast cancer. This case was treated successfully...

We present the case of a young woman who complained of gustatory sweating of the skin of the submandibular region after resection for oral cancer, neck dissection and reconstruction with a radial forearm free flap. This is unusual after neck dissection and particularly so after selective neck dissection that did not need adjunctive radiotherapy.

S ince the first description of the radical neck dissection by George Crile almost a century ago, many variations and modifications of the procedure have been added. These include the functional neck dissection, the modified radical neck dissection, and various selective neck dissections. In response to the need for an organized approach in describing these operations, the Committee for Head an...

The purpose of the radical neck dissection is to remove the lymphatics and the drainage areas of primary cancers originating in the head and neck. Applying this principle of regional lymphatic excision (radical dissection), all cervical lymphatics and, in addition, certain adjacent muscles, nerves, and glands must be sacrificed to facilitate complete extirpation of the disease. A "partial" or u...

BACKGROUND Systematic elective paratracheal dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma is controversial. OBJECTIVE This study aims to analyze the pattern of locoregional recurrence (LRR) to determine the potential benefit of elective paratracheal dissection and to identify prognostic factors influencing locoregional control and disease specific survival. METHODS A cohort of 342 patients who...

BACKGROUND: Reconstruction of the head and neck after adequate resection of primary tumor and neck dissection is a challenge. It should be performed at one sitting in advanced tumors. Defects caused by the resection should be closed with flaps which match in color, texture and hair bearing characteristics with the face. Cervicopectoral flap is a one such flap from chest and neck skin mainly use...