Neck Dissection

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.

Year introduced: 2003

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Tree Number(s): E04.446.318, E04.580.411

MeSH Unique ID: D037981

Entry Terms:

• Dissection, Neck
• Dissections, Neck
• Neck Dissections
• Radical Neck Dissection
• Dissection, Radical Neck
• Dissections, Radical Neck
• Neck Dissection, Radical
• Neck Dissections, Radical
• Radical Neck Dissections

Previous Indexing:

• Lymph Node Dissection (1966-2002)
• Radical Neck Dissection (1965-2002)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Lymph Node Excision
Neck Dissection

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
Neck Dissection