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What potential postoperative complications may be involved with the patient who has radical neck dissection?Postoperative complications. Hematoma. ... . Wound infection. ... . Skin flap loss. ... . Salivary fistula. ... . Chylous fistula: Chylous fistula is evident in the postoperative period in approximately 1-2% of patients who undergo neck dissection procedures. ... . Facial edema.. What is radical neck surgery?Radical Neck Dissection
This operation has been used for almost 100 years and describes the removal of lateral neck nodes and tissues to surgically remove cancer in the neck. Included in this tissue, which extends from the collarbone (clavicle) inferiorly to the jawbone (mandible) superiorly are dozens of lymph nodes.
Which of the following is not removed in radical neck dissection?Radical neck dissection does not include removal of the suboccipital nodes, periparotid nodes (except intraparotid nodes located in the posterior aspect of the submandibular triangle), buccinator nodes, retropharyngeal nodes, and midline visceral (anterior compartment) nodes.
What is modified radical neck dissection?Modified radical neck dissection (MRND) is defined as the excision of all lymph nodes routinely removed in a radical neck dissection with preservation of one or more nonlymphatic structures (SAN, IJV, SCM).
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