Classification of neck dissections: An evolving system

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-134

  Ferlito, Alfio ^a   Robbins, K Thomas ^b   Silver, Carl E ^c   Hasegawa, Yasuhisa ^d   Rinaldo, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

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

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Classification; Neck dissection

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; NECK DISSECTION; NOMENCLATURE; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GERMANY; HUMANS; JAPAN; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NECK DISSECTION; NEOPLASM STAGING; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 59949089070     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2008.09.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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