Metastasis of tumors to level IIb lymph nodes is rare in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC); this area can be ignored during selective neck dissection (SND) to avoid damaging the ...

Surgery to remove lymph nodes in the neck is called a neck dissection. Lymph nodes are also called lymph glands. They are part of the lymphatic system. When you might have a neck dissection You might ...

June 3, 2008 (Chicago, Illinois) — Acupuncture could be a viable option for reducing pain and dysfunction after neck dissection in head and neck cancer patients, new data suggest. The results of a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 41-year-old male was referred for bulky bilateral cervical adenopathy without a significant thyroid nodule.

A 52-year-old woman with no history of smoking underwent tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in childhood. She now presents with a 2-cm solitary right jugulo-digastric lymph node. Fine-needle aspiration ...

This presentation details our experience with a complicated granuloma of the neck of twenty years' duration treated by radical neck dissection. The encouraging result obtained in this patient and in ...

New data from a randomized, controlled trial found that acupuncture provided significant reductions in pain, dysfunction, and dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection. New data ...

Lymph nodes are small bean shaped glands found throughout the body, including the head and neck area. They are often the first place cancer cells spread to when they break away from a tumour. Surgery ...