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Describe a radical neck dissection?

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Dr. James Sidman answered

Specializes in Pediatric ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Remove lymph nodes: The radical neck, or more commonly modified radical neck operation is mostly done for cancers of the head and neck. It is done to remove the lymph nodes from the neck that might harbor tumor cells, or clearly are positive for cancer.

Answered 11/11/2012

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