Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3132500 | International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The surgical management of advanced cervical metastases with carotid artery involvement in patients with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck can be difficult. The authors retrospectively reviewed 73 patients over a 15-year period comparing the outcomes of carotid artery resection versus peeling the tumour off the carotid artery. Based on these findings, the authors suggest that in the absence of carotid wall involvement, nodal metastatic tumour should be peeled off the carotid artery where possible. This practice appears to have a lower morbidity than that associated with arterial reconstruction. Steps to minimize cerebrovascular injury are discussed.
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Authors
X. Zhengang, S. Colbert, P.A. Brennan, B. Xue, Q. Yongfa, T. Pingzhang, P. Ramchandani, V. Ilankovan,