Abstract
A neck dissection consists of a tissue mass containing the cervical lymphatics. In its classical form it extends from the submandibular soft tissues to the supraclavicular fatty tissue, bordered laterally by platysma and medially by the internal jugular vein (Fig. 7.1, page 112). Historically the lymph nodes in this area are divided into six compartments, the so-called levels. In describing these levels we will use the terminology adopted by the American Academy of Otolaryngology’s Committee for Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology [3] (Fig, 7.2, page 113).
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Slootweg, P.J., de Groot, J.A.M. (1999). Neck Dissections. In: Surgical Pathological Anatomy of Head and Neck Specimens. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0831-3_7
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