Patterns of metastases to the upper jugu
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Yoav P. Talmi; Henry T. Hoffman; Zeev Horowitz; Timothy M. McCulloch; Gerry F. F
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Background. Cervical lymphadenectomy to remove metastatic disease in level II encompasses lymph nodes associated with the upper third of the internal jugular vein and the adjacent spinal accessory nerve (SAN). Conservative neck dissection (ND) preserves these structures but requires manipulation of