โ Scribed by James F. Bosma; Howard Bartner
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A 70-year-old man was initially seen with recurrent laryngeal cancer after therapeutic irradiation and with a second primary tumor in the base of the tongue. He underwent bilateral neck dissections, resection of the base of the tongue, and total laryngectomy (Figure 1A andB). The defect measured 9 c
## Abstract Construction of a new gullet after circumferential resection of the pharynx and upper portion of the esophagus for cancer is a major challenge to the head and neck surgeon. Techniques for reconstruction use cervical skin, adjacent pedicle flaps, and interposed visceral segments. Each te
A retrospective analysis of 390 determinate radical neck dissections (RND) performed for cancers of the mouth, pharynx, and larynx was carried out. There were 75 patients (1 9%) who had a modified RND. These were separately analyzed and the outcome was compared to those who had a standard total RND.