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Consensus Statement on the Classification and Terminology of Neck Dissection

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2008 · Vol. 134(5) · pp. 536–536
K. Thomas RobbinsAshok R. ShahaJesús E. MedinaJoseph A. CalifanoGregory T. WolfAlfio FerlitoPeter M. SomTerry A. Day

Abstract

Standardization of terminology for neck dissection is important for communication among clinicians and researchers. New recommendations have been made regarding the following: boundaries between levels I and II and between levels III/IV and VI; terminology of the superior mediastinal nodes; and the method of submitting surgical specimens for pathologic analysis.

Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesHead and Neck Cancer StudiesNerve Injury and RehabilitationTerminologyMedicineNeck dissectionOtorhinolaryngologyHead and neckDissection (medical)Head and neck surgeryGeneral surgerySurgeryInternal medicine

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLymphatic MetastasisMediastinumTerminology as TopicReference StandardsSpecimen HandlingUnited StatesNeck Dissection
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Neck Dissection Classification Update
Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2002 · 1,001 citations
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