"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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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neck Dissection" by people in Profiles.
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Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Single Institute Experience Over 3 Decades and Risk Factors for Recurrence. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Oct 15; 109(11):2729-2734.
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Hürthle Cell Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Adv Ther. 2021 10; 38(10):5144-5164.
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Long-term neck and shoulder function among survivors of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma treated with chemoradiation as assessed with the neck dissection impairment index. Head Neck. 2021 05; 43(5):1621-1628.
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Radioactive iodine-125 seed localization as an aid in reoperative neck surgery. Am J Surg. 2021 03; 221(3):534-537.
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Management of the Neck in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Curr Oncol Rep. 2020 11 14; 23(1):1.
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Occult Lymph Node Metastasis in Early-Stage Glottic Cancer in the National Cancer Database. Laryngoscope. 2021 04; 131(4):E1139-E1146.
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Patient Eligibility for Transoral Endocrine Surgery Procedures in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 05 03; 2(5):e194829.
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Vocal Fold Motion Recovery in Patients With Iatrogenic Unilateral Immobility: Cervical Versus Thoracic Injury. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2019 Jan; 128(1):44-49.
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Treatment of early-stage laryngeal cancer: A comparison of treatment options. Oral Oncol. 2018 12; 87:8-16.
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Decision making for the central compartment in differentiated thyroid cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018 11; 44(11):1671-1678.