it is in cancers of the maxillary sinus. However, there have been no randomized prospective studies regarding occult metastasis of these cancers. Traditionally, elective neck dissection of clinically N0 neck is delayed after primary resection of maxillary cancer. Recently, many authors have agreed that regional metastasis of maxillary cancer is aggressive and comparable to cancers of tongue and...

DESIGN Retrospective analysis of a case series. SETTING Referral center, private or institutional practice, hospitalized care. OBJECTIVE To analyze the level (site) of ipsilateral neck recurrences after supraomohyoid (SOH) dissection in patients with lip, oral, and oropharyngeal cancer treated in a single institution. INTERVENTION Supraomohyoid neck dissection. PATIENTS AND METHODS From...

BACKGROUND Donor site morbidity of pectoralis major pedicled flap (PMPF) is scarcely studied. METHODS A cross-sectional study on patients who underwent reconstructive surgery with a PMPF at least 6 months before was performed. Patients with a similar type neck dissection on both sides and PMPF on one side (n = 9) were assigned to group 1; patients with neck dissection and PMPF (n = 26) were a...

Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma is one of the leading localizations in structure head and neck cancers Russian federation world. Neck metastases are key criterion which influence to survival, recurrence, distant patients with oral carcinoma. dissection a main step surgical treatment This literature review analyzes data on possible methods for assessing quality cavity. Evaluation criteria ca...

OBJECTIVE To report the complication rate from planned, posttreatment neck dissections in patients who show control of primary squamous cell carcinoma by chemotherapy and radiotherapy or radiotherapy alone. DESIGN Retrospective review of case series. SETTING Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC. PATIENTS Thirty-four patients with clinically positive neck disease treated wi...

BACKGROUND Central compartment lymph node dissection is a common adjunct to thyroidectomy in the treatment of papillary thyroid cancer. The indications, surgical technique, potential benefits, and operative risks of this procedure should be clearly defined in order to provide optimal care to these patients. METHODS A systematic review of the literature and an analysis of evidence-based recomm...

There is little doubt that cervical artery dissection causing stroke is associated with major trauma. 1 Willis et al 2 described several cases of unstable cervical fractures through the transverse foramina, among which 46% had associated asymptomatic vertebral artery dissection. Dissection is quite probably asymptomatic in many unrecognized posttraumatic cases. Indeed, many patients in the seri...

BACKGROUND The literature is scarce regarding transoral robotic surgery (TORS) with simultaneous neck dissection. This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of concurrent neck dissection in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) treated with TORS. METHODS Analysis of 113 patients with oropharyngeal SCC treated with TORS and concurrent neck dissection. RESULTS Six intraoperative commu...