Selective Neck Dissection of Cervical Lymph Nodes
Selective Neck Dissection of Cervical Lymph Nodes
Definition
A surgical procedure in which the fibrofatty contents of the neck are removed in patients with clinically negative nodal disease in which there is a high risk of occult metastases.
Also known as Selective Neck Dissection of Cervical Lymph Nodes — per NCIT
Also identified as
- UMLS C0398397 per NCIT
Anatomy
| Organ | Relation | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical lymph node | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Lymph nodes | Procedure Has Excised Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Craniocervical region | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Neck | Procedure Has Target Anatomy | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |