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Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology 2001; 39(3): 195-198 Abstract |
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of the Lymph Nodes in Neck Dissection Materials: Pathological Analysis Boyun
Diseksiyon Materyallerinde Lenf Nodlarının Dağılımı: Patolojik
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| Marmara University Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey |
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| Neck dissection, lymph node, head and neck tumors |
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Objectives: To analyze the lymph nodes in various neck dissections based on pathological analysis. Material and Method: The neck specimens of 86 patients who underwent neck dissection for head and neck malignancies in the last 10 years were reviewed retrospectively. The number of lymph nodes documented by pathologic microscopic examinations was recorded. The neck dissection technique and the number of lymph nodes removed were compared. Results: 101 neck specimens of 86 patients were reviewed (15 cases hasd bilateral neck dissection). The patients were grouped according to the non-lymphatic structures preserved during neck dissection. 50 radical neck dissections (Group 1), 28 modified radical neck dissections sparing the eleventh cranial nerve (Group 2), 13 functional neck dissections sparing the eleventh cranial nerve, internal jugular vein and sternocleidomastoideus muscle (Group 3) were documented. The remaining 10 cases had other modifications of neck dissections. Conclusion: The number of lymph nodes in the neck specimens decreases as the number of non-lymphatic structures preserved during neck dissection increases. |
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Selçuk İnanlı, MD Marmara Üniversitesi Hastanesi KBB ve Baş Boyun Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı Tophanelioğlu Cad. Altunizade 81190 İstanbul - Türkiye, Phone: (0216) 326 96 37, Fax: (0216) 327 82 93 e-mail: marmarakbb@superonline.com
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Türk Otolarengoloji Arşivi / Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology |
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Copyright © 2002-2005 by the Turkish Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. |
