| |
| |
eMedicine - Modified Radical Neck Dissection : Article by John Werning, MD, DMD, FACS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | In general, MRND is indicated whenever preservation of the SAN, IJV, or SCM is possible without compromising oncologic efficacy, and when a selective neck dissection would not be considered an adequate oncologic procedure. |
 | | MRND is contraindicated whenever preservation of the nonlymphatic structures of the neck would compromise complete resection of the cervical metastatic disease. |
 | | Because outcome data are limited, the precise role of MRND remains undefined, especially in N2 and N3 nodal disease. |
| www.emedicine.com /ent/topic748.htm (5532 words) |
|