"Neck Dissection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D037981
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.446.318 E04.580.411
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| Concept/Terms |
Neck Dissection- Neck Dissection
- Dissection, Neck
- Dissections, Neck
- Neck Dissections
Radical Neck Dissection- Radical Neck Dissection
- Dissection, Radical Neck
- Dissections, Radical Neck
- Neck Dissection, Radical
- Neck Dissections, Radical
- Radical Neck Dissections
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neck Dissection" by people in Profiles.
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Long-term olfactory dysfunction following coronavirus disease 2019 infection, routine neck dissection at salvage laryngectomy, parotid incidentalomas, and prescribing intranasal steroids in HIV infection. J Laryngol Otol. 2021 Sep; 135(9):753-754.
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Patient-Directed Home Drain Removal in Head and Neck Surgery. Laryngoscope. 2021 11; 131(11):2471-2477.
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Outcomes of major head and neck reconstruction during the COVID-19 pandemic: The St. Andrew's centre experience. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 09; 74(9):2133-2140.
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Hypofractionated chemoradiation for head and cancer: Data from the PET NECK trial. Oral Oncol. 2021 02; 113:105112.
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Head and neck surgery during the coronavirus-19 pandemic: The University of California San Francisco experience. Head Neck. 2021 02; 43(2):622-629.
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Assessment of YouTube as an Educational Tool in Teaching Key Indicator Cases in Otolaryngology During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Neck Dissection. J Surg Educ. 2021 Jan-Feb; 78(1):214-231.
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Impact of COVID-19 on thyroid cancer surgery and adjunct therapy. Updates Surg. 2020 Sep; 72(3):867-869.
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Self-removing passive drain to facilitate postoperative care via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Head Neck. 2020 06; 42(6):1305-1307.
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Major head and neck reconstruction during the COVID-19 pandemic: The University of Pittsburgh approach. Head Neck. 2020 06; 42(6):1243-1247.
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Nationwide randomised trial evaluating elective neck dissection for early stage oral cancer (SEND study) with meta-analysis and concurrent real-world cohort. Br J Cancer. 2019 11; 121(10):827-836.