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  2. Neck dissection - Wikipedia

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    The neck dissection is a surgical procedure for control of neck lymph node metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck. [1] The aim of the procedure is to remove lymph nodes from one side of the neck into which cancer cells may have migrated.

  3. Parotidectomy - Wikipedia

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    Neck dissection - only considered in the most extreme of cases before a ... Pleomorphic adenomas may recur after a very long time from primary surgery, on average ...

  4. Vertebral artery dissection - Wikipedia

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    Vertebral artery dissection is one of the two types of cervical artery dissection.The other type, carotid artery dissection, involves the carotid arteries.Vertebral artery dissection is further classified as being either traumatic (caused by mechanical trauma to the neck) or spontaneous, and it may also be classified by the part of the artery involved: extracranial (the part outside the skull ...

  5. Lymphadenectomy - Wikipedia

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    Lymphadenectomy, or lymph node dissection, is the surgical removal of one or more groups of lymph nodes. [1] It is almost always performed as part of the surgical management of cancer . In a regional lymph node dissection , some of the lymph nodes in the tumor area are removed; in a radical lymph node dissection , most or all of the lymph nodes ...

  6. How did John Ritter die? Wife revisits his misdiagnosed heart ...

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    Aortic dissection must be treated quickly to increase the risk of survival. Pain. Severe pain in the chest, stomach, neck or back is the No. 1 symptom of aortic dissection.

  7. Commando Operation - Wikipedia

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    The COMMANDO Operation or COMMANDO Procedure (COMbined MAndibulectomy and Neck Dissection Operation) is a complicated operation for 1st degree malignancy of the tongue. [1] ...

  8. List of instruments used in otorhinolaryngology, head and ...

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    •Waugh's long dissecting forceps: used for dissection like on the tonsils, also to catch bleeding points and putting in swabs •Wilson's tonsil artery forceps: as a haemostat ( same as Negus ) •Negus tonsil artery forceps: as a haemostat, replaces tonsil artery forceps; used to tie ligature at a depth and ligature won't slip due to its ...

  9. Cervical artery dissection - Wikipedia

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    Cervical artery dissection has been noted to be a common cause of young adult strokes, with some sources indicating a prevalence of up to 20% in this young adult population with annual incidence rates between 2.6 and 2.9 per 100,000, although these incidences may be misleading with true incidences being higher because clinical presentations can vary, many being minor or self-limited, and thus ...