Management of the Neck with Radiation Therapy
25 Management of the Neck with Radiation Therapy Catherine E. Mercado and William M. Mendenhall Abstract Patients with a clinically negative neck undergo elective neck treatment if the risk of…
Histopathologic Evaluation of Neck Dissections
27 Histopathologic Evaluation of Neck Dissections Chien Chen Abstract The purpose of histopathologic evaluation of neck dissections is to identify metastatic disease to locoregional lymph nodes. The standard protocol for…
History/Classification of Nodal Levels and Neck Dissections
2 History/Classification of Nodal Levels and Neck Dissections Angela M. Osmolak and Jesus E. Medina Abstract The management of the cervical lymph nodes in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of…
Radioguided Neck Dissection
23 Radioguided Neck Dissection Quinn A. Dunlap and Brendan C. Stack, Jr. Abstract Long-term survival for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is greater than 90% with appropriate medical and surgical therapy…
Neck Dissection for Salivary Gland Malignancies
18 Neck Dissection for Salivary Gland Malignancies Vincent Vander Poorten Abstract A minority of patients with salivary gland carcinomas presents with clinically or radiologically obvious cervical lymph node metastasis. These…
Sentinel Node Dissection
21 Sentinel Node Dissection Francisco Civantos and Samuel J. Trosman Abstract The technology and indications for sentinel node dissection have continued to expand over the last several years. It is…
Intraoperative Neural Monitoring in Neck Dissection
24 Intraoperative Neural Monitoring in Neck Dissection Bradley R. Lawson, Dipti Kamani, and Gregory W. Randolph Abstract Intraoperative nerve visualization is the accepted gold standard for prevention of neural injury…
Radical Neck Dissection
6 Radical Neck Dissection Rachel Giese and Richard Wong Abstract Radical neck dissection was historically the standard of care for the management of cervical nodal metastases. A radical neck dissection…
Cross-sectional Imaging
13 Cross-sectional Imaging Ryan T. Fitzgerald Abstract Cross-sectional imaging has become an integral part of the workup, treatment planning, and surveillance for patients with neoplasms arising within or otherwise involving…
Salvage Neck Dissection: Indications, Workup, and Technical Considerations
10 Salvage Neck Dissection: Indications, Workup, and Technical Considerations Mingyann Lim and Mark Zafereo Abstract A salvage neck dissection is defined as a neck dissection in a neck that has…
