Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8756921 | Auris Nasus Larynx | 2006 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Other modifications and factors applied to treatment of cervical lymph node disease include the use of adjuvant and neo-adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy, a revised system for classification of neck dissections, the identification of various adverse prognostic factors such as extracapsular spread and extranodal soft tissue deposits, application of sentinel lymph node biopsy to staging of the neck, the use of immunohistochemical and molecular techniques for identification of lymph node metastases not detectable by light microscopy, and the possibility of endoscopic neck dissection. The authors conclude that neck dissection, as evolved over the past century, is a fundamental tool in management of patients with head and neck cancer, but is still a work in progress.
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Authors
Alfio Ferlito, Alessandra Rinaldo, Carl E. Silver, Jatin P. Shah, Carlos Suárez, Jesus E. Medina, Luiz P. Kowalski, Jonas T. Johnson, Marshall Strome, Juan Pablo Rodrigo, Jochen A. Werner, Robert P. Takes, Edward Towpik, K. Thomas Robbins,