Neck dissection classification update: Revisions proposed by the American Head and Neck Society and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Journal Article
| Authors: | Thomas Robbins, K.; Clayman, G.; Levine, P. A.; Medina, J.; Sessions, R.; Shaha, A.; Som, P.; Wolf, G. T. |
| Article Title: | Neck dissection classification update: Revisions proposed by the American Head and Neck Society and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery |
| Abstract: | Since the first description of the radical neck dissection by George Crile almost a century ago, many variations and modifications of the procedure have been added. These include the functional neck dissection, the modified radical neck dissection, and various selective neck dissections. In response to the need for an organized approach in describing these operations, the Committee for Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) in 1988 initiated an effort to develop a standardized classification system for neck dissection (Table 1). During this process, input was obtained from the Education Committee of the American Society for Head and Neck Surgery (ASHNS) and its Council. The final product, endorsed by the ASHNS and the AAO-HNS, was published in the ARCHIVES 1 and as a monograph 2 by the AAO-HNS in 1991. |
| Keywords: | neck dissection; lymph nodes; classification; skin neoplasms; surgical approach; medical education; head and neck neoplasms; lymph node; medical society; neck; history of medicine; otorhinolaryngology; terminology; humans; article |
| Journal Title: | Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery |
| Volume: | 128 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| ISSN: | 0886-4470 |
| Publisher: | American Medical Association |
| Date Published: | 2002-07-01 |
| Start Page: | 751 |
| End Page: | 758 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 12117328 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI: | 10.1001/archotol.128.7.751 |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 14 November 2014 -- Source: Scopus |
