Neck Dissection
Synonyms
Dissection, Neck
Dissection, Radical Neck
Dissections, Neck
Dissections, Radical Neck
Neck Dissection, Radical
Neck Dissections
Neck Dissections, Radical
Radical Neck Dissection
Radical Neck Dissections
Dissection in the neck to remove all disease tissues including cervical LYMPH NODES and to leave an adequate margin of normal tissue. This type of surgery is usually used in tumors or cervical metastases in the head and neck. The prototype of neck dissection is the radical neck dissection described by Crile in 1906.