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Radical neck dissection: a 19-year experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. G. D. Maran ,
M. Amin  and
Janet A. Wilson
A. G. D. Maran*
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Surgery, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
M. Amin
Affiliation:
Lecturer, E.N.T. Department, Ein Shames University, Cairo
Janet A. Wilson
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Surgery, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
*
Professor A. G. D. Maran, Otolaryngology Unit, The Royal Infirmary (Phase 1), Edinburgh EH3 9EN.
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Abstract

A series of 394 radical neck dissections performed over the 17 year period 1969–1986 is presented. The shortest period of follow-up is two years. Of the major complications reviewed, wound breakdown was associated with T stage, prior radiotherapy and incision used but not with age or N stage. Cervical recurrence was associated with N stage, prior radiotherapy and surgical incision and inversely associated with age. Wound breakdown and recurrence were lowest in parotid primary tumours. Carotid artery rupture occurred in 17 patients (4.3 per cent), was fatal in all cases and was strongly associated with wound breakdown and previous radiotheraphy. The importance of the choice of incision, clearance of the posterior belly of the digastric muscle and carotied artery protection are discussed.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 8 , August 1989 , pp. 760 - 764
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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