Is dissection of level IV absolutely necessary in elective lateral neck dissection for clinically N0 laryngeal carcinoma?

Oral Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-106

  Lim, Young Chang ^a   Choi, Eun Chang ^b   Lee, Jin Seok ^b   Koo, Bon Seok ^b   Song, Mee Hyun ^b   Shin, Hyang Ae ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Laryngeal carcinoma; Lateral neck dissection; Level IV lymph node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHYLOUS LEAKAGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; NECK DISSECTION; NERVE PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 29244463604     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.06.019     Document Type: Article

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