Consensus statement on the classification and terminology of neck dissection

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 536-538

  Robbins, K Thomas ^a   Shaha, Ashok R ^b   Medina, Jesus E ^c   Califano, Joseph A ^d   Wolf, Gregory T ^e   Ferlito, Alfio ^f   Som, Peter M ^g   Day, Terry A ^h  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^g MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS; LYMPH NODE; MEDIASTINUM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NECK DISSECTION; NOMENCLATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MEDIASTINUM; NECK DISSECTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43049145084     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 08864470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.134.5.536     Document Type: Conference Paper

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