"Neck Dissection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Dissection in the neck to remove all disease tissues including cervical LYMPH NODES and to leave an adequate margin of normal tissue. This type of surgery is usually used in tumors or cervical metastases in the head and neck. The prototype of neck dissection is the radical neck dissection described by Crile in 1906.
| Descriptor ID |
D037981
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.446.318 E04.580.411
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| Concept/Terms |
Neck Dissection- Neck Dissection
- Dissection, Neck
- Dissections, Neck
- Neck Dissections
Radical Neck Dissection- Radical Neck Dissection
- Dissection, Radical Neck
- Dissections, Radical Neck
- Neck Dissection, Radical
- Neck Dissections, Radical
- Radical Neck Dissections
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neck Dissection" by people in Profiles.
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Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Outcomes After Surgery Without Adjuvant Radioactive Iodine. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jan 21; 110(2):e208-e217.
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Primary and recurrent regional metastases for lateralized oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Surg Oncol. 2022 Sep; 44:101804.
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Incidence of thymic tissue in pediatric thyroidectomy. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Jul; 158:111168.
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Long-term neck and shoulder function among survivors of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma treated with chemoradiation as assessed with the neck dissection impairment index. Head Neck. 2021 05; 43(5):1621-1628.
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Diagnosis and management of pediatric epithelial salivary gland malignancy. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Dec; 28(6):443-448.
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Risks of Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy in Children: A 21-Year Experience in a High-Volume Cancer Center. World J Surg. 2020 Feb; 44(2):442-451.
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Complete Surgical Resection Following Neoadjuvant Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib in BRAFV600E-Mutated Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. Thyroid. 2019 08; 29(8):1036-1043.
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Presurgical induction chemotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil. Laryngoscope. 2020 05; 130(5):1206-1211.
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Patient Eligibility for Transoral Endocrine Surgery Procedures in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 05 03; 2(5):e194829.
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Management of the Neck in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2019 07 10; 37(20):1753-1774.