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Neck Dissections: Classifications, Indications, and
Techniques
Christopher D. Muller, M.D.
Shawn D. Newlands, M.D., Ph.D.
January 16, 2002
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Introduction
• Status of the cervical lymph nodes important prognostic factor in SCCA of the upper aerodigestive tract
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Introduction
• Cure rates drop in half when there is regional lymph node involvement
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Evolution of the neck dissection
• 1880 – Kocher proposed removing nodal metastases
• 1906 – George Crile described the classic radical neck dissection (RND)
• 1933 and 1941 – Blair and Martin popularized the RND
• 1953 – Pietrantoni recommended sparing the spinal accessory nerves
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Evolution of the neck dissection
• 1967 - Bocca and Pignataro described the “functional neck dissection” (FND)
• 1975 – Bocca established oncologic safety of the FND compared to the RND
• 1989, 1991, and 1994 – Medina, Robbins, and Byers respectively proposed classifications of neck dissections
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Evolution of the neck dissection
• 1991 – Official Report of the Academy’s Committee for Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology standardizing neck dissection terminology
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Surgical Anatomy
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Fascial layers of the neck
• Superficial cervical fascia• Deep cervical fascia
– Superficial layer• SCM, strap muscles, trapezius
– Middle or Visceral Layer• Thyroid• Trachea• esophagus
– Deep layer (also prevertebral fascia)• Vertebral muscles• Phrenic nerve
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Platysma
• Origin – fascia overlying the pectoralis major and deltoid muscle
• Insertion – 1) depression muscles of the corner of the mouth, 2) the mandible, and 3) the SMAS layer of the face
• Function – 1) wrinkles the the neck 2) depresses the corner of the mouth
3) increases the diameter of the neck 4) assists in venous return
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Platysma
• Surgical considerations– Increases blood supply to skin flaps– Absent in the midline of the neck– Fibers run in an opposite direction to the SCM
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Sternocleidomastoid Muscle (SCM)
• Origin – 1) medial third of the clavicle (clavicular head)
2) manubrium (sternal head)• Insertion – mastoid process• Nerve supply – spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)• Blood supply – 1) occipital a. or direct from ECA
2) superior thyroid a. 3) transverse cervical a.
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SCM
• Function – turns head toward opposite side and tilts head toward the ipsilateral shoulder
• Surgical considerations– Leave overlying fascia (superficial layer of
deep cervical fascia down)– Lateral retraction exposes the submuscular
recess
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• External Jugular v.
• Greater auricular n.
• Spinal accessory n.
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Omohyoid muscle
• Origin – upper border of the scapula
• Insertion – 1) via the intermediate tendon onto the clavicle and first rib
2) hyoid bone lateral to the sternohyoid muscle
• Blood supply – Inferior thyroid a.
• Function – 1) depress the hyoid
2) tense the deep cervical fascia
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Omohyoid
• Surgical considerations– Absent in 10% of individuals– Landmark demarcating level III from IV– Inferior belly lies superficial to
• The brachial plexus• Phrenic nerve• Transverse cervical vessels
– Superior belly lies superficial to • IJV
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Trapezius muscle
• Origin – 1) medial 1/3 of the sup. Nuchal line 2) external occipital protuberance 3) ligamentum nuchae 4) spinous process of C7 and T1-T12
• Insertion – 1) lateral 1/3 of the clavicle 2) acromion process 3) spine of the scapula
• Function – elevate and rotate the scapula and stabilize the shoulder
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Trapezius
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Trapezius
• Surgical considerations– Posterior limit of Level V neck dissection– Denervation results in shoulder drop and
winged scapula
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Digastric muscle
• Origin – digastric fossa of the mandible (at the symphyseal border
• Insertion – 1) hyoid bone via the intermediate tendon 2) mastoid process
• Function – 1) elevate the hyoid bone 2) depress the mandible (assists lateral pterygoid)
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Digastric
• Surgical considerations– “Residents friend”– Posterior belly is superficial to:
• ECA• Hypoglossal nerve• ICA• IJV
– Anterior belly • Landmark for identification of mylohyoid for
dissection of the submandibular triangle
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Marginal Mandibular Nerve
• Should be preserved in neck dissections• Most commonly injury dissection level Ib• Can be found:
– 1cm anterior and inferior to angle of mandible– At the mandibular notch
• Deep to fascia of the submandibular gland (superficial layer of deep cervical fascia)
• Superficial to adventitia of the facial vein• More than one branch often present• Travels with sensory branches that are sacrificed
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Marginal Mandibular Nerve
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Spinal Accessory Nerve
• Originates in the spinal nucleus – may extend to the fifth cervical segment
• Union of motor neurons
• Passes through two foramen– Foramen Magnum – enters the skull posterior
to the vertebral artery– Jugular Foramen – exits the skull with CN IX,
X and the IJV
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Spinal Accessory Nerve
• CN XI – Relationship with the IJV
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Spinal Accessory Nerve
• Crosses the IJV
• Crosses lateral to the transverse process of the atlas
• Occipital artery crosses the nerve
• Descends obliquely in level II (forms Level IIa and IIb
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Spinal Accessory Nerve
• Penetrates the deep surface of the SCM• Exits posterior surface of SCM deep to
Erb’s point• Traverses the posterior triangle ensheathed
by the superficial cervical fascia and lies on the levator scapulae
• Enters the trapezius approx. 5 cm above the clavicle
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Phrenic Nerve
• Sole nerve supply to the diaphragm
• Supplied by nerve roots C3-5
• Runs obliquely toward midline on the anterior surface of anterior scalene
• Covered by prevertebral fascia
• Lies posterior and lateral to the carotid sheath
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• Lateral neck– Phrenic n.
– Brachial plexus
– Lateral neck musculature
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Phrenic Nerve
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Hypoglossal nerve
• Motor nerve to the tongue• Cell bodies are in the Hypoglossal nucleus of the
Medulla oblongata• Exits the skull via the hypoglossal canal• Lies deep to the IJV, ICA, CN IX, X, and XI• Curves 90 degrees and passes between the IJV and
ICA– Surrounded by venous plexus (ranine veins)
• Extends upward along hyoglossus muscle and into the genioglossus to the tip of the tongue
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Hypoglossal Nerve
• Iatrogenic injury– Most common site - floor of the submandibular
triangle, just deep to the duct– Ranine veins
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Hypoglossal Nerve
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Thoracic duct
• Conveys lymph from the entire body back to the blood – Exceptions:
• Right side of head and neck, RUE, right lung right heart and portion of the liver
– Begins at the cisterna chyli– Enters posterior mediastinum between the azygous vein
and thoracic aorta– Courses to the left into the neck anterior to the vertebral
artery and vein– Enters the junction of the left subclavian and the IJV
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Thoracic duct
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Thoracic Duct
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Staging of the Neck
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Staging of the neck
• “N” classification – AJCC (1997)• Consistent for all mucosal sites except the
nasopharynx• Thyroid and nasopharynx have different
staging based on tumor behavior and prognosis
• Based on extent of disease prior to first treatment
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Staging of the neck
• NX: Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
• N0: No regional lymph node metastasis
• N1: Metastasis in a single ipsilateral lymph node, < 3
• N2a: Metastasis in a single ipsilateral lymph node 3 to 6 cm
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Staging of the Neck
• N2b: Metastasis in multiple ipsilateral lymph nodes, none more than
6 cm
• N2c: Metastasis in bilateral or contralateral nodes < 6cm
• N3: Metastasis in a lymph node more than 6 cm in greatest dimension
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Lymph Node Levels/Nodal Regions
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Lymph node levels/Nodal regions
• Developed by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Ease and uniformity in describing regional nodal involvement in cancer of the head and neck
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• Level I: Submental and submandibular triangles
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Lymph node levels/Nodal regions
• Levels II, III, IV: nodes associated with IJV within fibroadipose tissue (posterior border of SCM and lateral border of sternohyoid)
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Lymph node levels/Nodal regions
• Level II: Upper third jugular chain, jugulodigastric, and upper
posterior cervical nodes– Boundaries - hyoid bone (clinical landmark) or
carotid bifurcation (surgical landmark)
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Lymph node levels/Nodal regions
• Level III: Middle jugular nodes– Boundaries - Inferior border of level II to
cricothyroid notch (clinical landmark) or omohyoid muscle (surgical landmark)
• Level IV: Lower jugular nodes – Boundaries inferior border of level III to
clavicle.
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Lymph node levels/Nodal regions
• Level V: Posterior triangle of neck – Boundaries - posterior border of SCM, clavicle,
and anterior border of trapezius
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Lymph node levels/Nodal regions
• Level VI: Anterior compartment structures (hyoid, suprasternal notch, medial border of carotid sheath)
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Lymph Node Subzones
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Subzones of Levels I-V
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Rationale for subzones
• Suggested by Suen and Goepfert (1997)
• Biologic significance for lymphatic drainage depending on site of tumor– Level I subzones
• Lower lip, FOM, ventral tongue – Ia
• Other oral cavity subsites – Ib, II, and III
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Rationale for Subzones
– Level II subzones• Oropharynx and nasopharynx – IIb
– XI should be mobilized
• Oral cavity, larynx and hypopharynx – may not be necessary to dissect IIb if level IIa is not involved
– Level IV subzones• Level IVa nodes – increased risk in Level VI
• Level IVb nodes – increased risk in Level V
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Rationale for Subzones
– Level V subzones• Oropharynx, nasopharynx, and cutaneous – Va
• Thyroid - Vb
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Classification of Neck Dissections
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Classification of Neck Dissections
• Standardized until 1991
• Academy’s Committee for Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology publicized standard classification system
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Classification of Neck Dissections
• Academy’s classification– Based on 4 concepts
• 1) RND is the standard basic procedure for cervical lymphadenectomy against which all other modifications are compared
• 2) Modifications of the RND which include preservation of any non-lymphatic structures are referred to as modified radical neck dissection (MRND)
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Classification of Neck Dissections
• Academy’s classification• 3) Any neck dissection that preserves one or more
groups or levels of lymph nodes is referred to as a selective neck dissection (SND)
• 4) An extended neck dissection refers to the removal of additional lymph node groups or non-lymphatic structures relative to the RND
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Classification of Neck Dissections
• Academy’s classification
– 1) Radical neck dissection (RND)– 2) Modified radical neck dissection (MRND)– 3) Selective neck dissection (SND)
• Supra-omohyoid type • Lateral type• Posterolateral type• Anterior compartment type
– 4) Extended radical neck dissection
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Classification of Neck Dissections
• Medina classification (1989)– Comprehensive neck dissection
• Radical neck dissection
• Modified radical neck dissection– Type I (XI preserved)
– Type II (XI, IJV preserved)
– Type III (XI, IJV, and SCM preserved)
– Selective neck dissection (previously described)
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Classification of Neck Dissections
• Spiro’s classification– Radical (4 or 5 node levels resected)
• Conventional radical neck dissection• Modified radical neck dissection• Extended radical neck dissection• Modified and extended radical neck dissection
– Selective (3 node levels resected)• SOHND• Jugular dissection (Levels II-IV)• Any other 3 node levels resected
– Limited (no more than 2 node levels resected)• Paratracheal node dissection• Mediastinal node dissection• Any other 1 or 2 node levels resected
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Radical Neck Dissection
• Definition– All lymph nodes in Levels I-V including spinal
accessory nerve (SAN), SCM, and IJV
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Radical Neck Dissection
• Indications– Extensive cervical involvement or matted
lymph nodes with gross extracapsular spread and invasion into the SAN, IJV, or SCM
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Modified Radical Neck Dissection (MRND)
• Definition– Excision of same lymph node bearing regions
as RND with preservation of one or more non-lymphatic structures (SAN, SCM, IJV)
– Spared structure specifically named– MRND is analogous to the “functional neck
dissection” described by Bocca
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Modified Radical Neck Dissection
• Three types (Medina 1989) commonly referred to not specifically named by committee.
• Type I: Preservation of SAN• Type II: Preservation of SAN and IJV• Type III: Preservation of SAN, IJV, and
SCM ( “Functional neck dissection”)
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MRND Type I
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MRND Type II
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MRND Type III
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MRND Type I
• Indications– Clinically obvious lymph node metastases– SAN not involved by tumor– Intraoperative decision
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MRND Type I
• Rationale– RND vs MRND Type I:– Actuarial 5-year survival and neck failure rates
for RND (63% and 12%) not statistically different compared to MRND I (71% and 12%) (Andersen)
– No difference in pattern of neck failure
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MRND Type II
• Indications– Rarely planned– Intraoperative tumor found adherent to the
SCM, but not IJV and SAN
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MRND TYPE III
• Rationale– Suarez (1963) – necropsy and surgery specimens of
larynx and hypopharynx – lymph nodes do not share the same adventitia as adjacent BV’s
– Nodes not within muscular aponeurosis or glandular capsule (submandibular gland)
– Sharpe (1981) showed ) 0% involvement of the SCM in 98 RND specimens despite 73 have nodal metastases
– Survival approximates MRND Type I assuming IJV, and SCM not involved
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MRND Type III
• Widely accepted in Europe
• Neck dissection of choice for N0 neck
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Modified Radical Neck Dissection
• Rationale– Reduce postsurgical shoulder pain and shoulder
dysfunction– Improve cosmetic outcome– Reduce likelihood of bilateral IJV resection
• Contralateral neck involvement
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Selective Neck Dissections
• Definition– Cervical lymphadenectomy with preservation
of one or more lymph node groups– Four common subtypes:
• Supraomohyoid neck dissection
• Posterolateral neck dissection
• Lateral neck dissection
• Anterior neck dissection
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SELECTIVE NECK DISSECTION
• Also known as an elective neck dissection• Rate of occult metastasis in clinically negative neck 20-30%• Indication: primary lesion with 20% or greater risk of occult
metastasis• Studies by Fisch and Sigel (1964) demonstrated predictable
routes of lymphatic spread from mucosal surfaces of the H&N
• May elect to upgrade neck intraoperatively• Frozen section needed to confirm SCCA in suspicious node
(Rassekh)• Need for post-op XRT
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SND: Supraomohyoid type
• Most commonly performed SND
• Definition– En bloc removal of cervical lymph node groups
I-III– Posterior limit is the cervical plexus and
posterior border of the SCM– Inferior limit is the omohyoid muscle overlying
the IJV
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SND: Supraomohyoid type
• Indications– Oral cavity carcinoma with N0 neck
• Boundaries – Vermillion border of lips to junction of hard and soft palate, circumvallate papillae
• Subsites - Lips, buccal mucosa, upper and lower alveolar ridges, retromolar trigone, hard palate, and anterior 2/3s of the tongue and FOM
– Medina recommends SOHND with T2-T4NO or TXN1 (palpable node is <3cm, mobile, and in levels I or II)
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SND: Supraomohyoid type
– Bilateral SOHND • Anterior tongue• Oral tongue and FOM that approach the midline
– SOHND + parotidectomy• Cutaneous SCCA of the cheek• Melanoma (Stage I – 1.5 to 3.99mm) of the cheek
– Exceptions • inferior alveolar ridge carcinoma• Byers does not advocate elective neck dissection for buccal
carcinoma
– Adjuvant XRT given to patients with > 2- 4 positive nodes +/- ECS.
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SND: Supraomohyoid type
• Rationale– Expectant management of the N0 neck is not
advocated– Based on Linberg’s study (1972)
• Distribution of lymph node mets in H&N SCCA
• Subdigastric and midjugular nodes mostly affected in oral cavity carcinomas
• Rarely involved Level IV and V
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SND: Supraomohyoid type
– Hoffman (2001) oral cavity – combination of 5 reviews• Level I – 30.1%
• Level II – 35.7%
• Level III – 22.8%
• Level IV – 9.1%
• Level V - 2.2%
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SND: Lateral Type
• Definition– En bloc removal of the jugular lymph nodes
including Levels II-IV
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SND: Lateral Type
• Indications– N0 neck in carcinomas of the oropharynx,
hypopharynx, supraglottis, and larynx
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• Oropharynx– Tonsils– Tonsillar pillars– Tonsillar fossa– Tongue base– Pharyngeal wall
• Hypopharynx– Pyriform sinus– Postcricoid– Pharyngeal wall
• Supraglottis– Epiglottis– Aryepiglottic folds– FVC– Sup. Ventricle
• Larynx– Apex of ventricle
to 1cm below
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SND: Lateral Type
• Rationale – oropharynx– Overall risk of occult mets is 30-35%– Hoffman (2001)
• Level I – 10.3%
• Level V – 7%
• <5% for both Levels I and V if only N0 necks considered
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SND: Lateral Type
• Rationale – Hypopharynx– Occult metastases in 30-35%– Johnson (1994)
• Medial pyriform (MP) vs. lateral pyriform carcinomas (LP)– MP – 15% failed in the contralateral neck– LP – 5% failed in the contralateral neck– Johnson advocates bilateral SNDs for N0 MP carcinomas and
ipsilateral SND for N0 LP carcinomas
– Bilateral SND is often indicated in the majority of hypopharyngeal tumors because of extensive submucosal spread and involvement of multiple subsites
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SND: Lateral Type
• Rationale – supraglottic– Highest incidence of occult nodal metastasis or
any other subsite in the larynx– Occult nodal disease in 30%– >20% with contralateral occult disease– Shah (1990)
• Level I – 6% involvement• Level V – 1% involvement
– Bilateral SND recommended by most authors
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SND: Lateral Type
• Rationale – glottic larynx– Sparse lymphatics – late spread – T1 – 5% occult metastases– T2 – 2% to 6% occult metastases– Byers (1988) and Candela (1990)
• Recurrent T1 and T2 had higher rate of metastases– 20% to 22%
• Recommend unilateral SND for these lesions
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SND: Lateral Type
– T3 – 10% to 20% occult metastases– T4 – up to 40% occult metastases– 30% salvage rate for – Ipsilateral SND advocated for T3 and T4 glottic
carcinomas
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SND: Posterolateral Type
• Definition– En bloc excision of lymph bearing tissues in
Levels II-IV and additional node groups – suboccipital and postauricular
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SND: Posterolateral Type
• Indications– Cutaneous malignancies
• Melanoma
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Merkel cell carcinoma
– Soft tissue sarcomas of the scalp and neck
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SND: Anterior Compartment
• Definition– En bloc removal of lymph structures in Level
VI• Perithyroidal nodes• Pretracheal nodes• Precricoid nodes (Delphian)• Paratracheal nodes along recurrent nerves
– Limits of the dissection are the hyoid bone, suprasternal notch and carotid sheaths
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SND: Anterior Compartment
• Indications– Selected cases of thyroid carcinoma– Parathyroid carcinoma– Subglottic carcinoma– Laryngeal carcinoma with subglottic extension– CA of the cervical esophagus
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Extended Neck Dissection
• Definition– Any previous dissection which includes
removal of one or more additional lymph node groups and/or non-lymphatic structures.
– Usually performed with N+ necks in MRND or RND when metastases invade structures usually preserved
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Extended Neck Dissection
• Indications– Carotid artery invasion– Other examples:
• Resection of the hypoglossal nerve resection or digastric muscle,
• dissection of mediastinal nodes and central compartment for subglottic involvement, and
• removal of retropharyngeal lymph nodes for tumors originating in the pharyngeal walls.
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SUMMARY
• Cervical metastasis in SCCA of the upper aerodigestive tract continues to portend a poor prognosis
• Staging will help determine what type neck dissection should be performed
• Unified classification of neck nodal levels and classification of neck dissection is relatively new
• Indications for neck dissection and type of neck dissection, especially in the N0 neck, is a controversial topic
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• Case 1– 55 y/o WM
– Right T2 supraglottis
Name the indicated neck dissection.
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• Case 2– 40 y/o man
– R T2 larynx
Name appropriate neck dissection.
What if the cord is fixed?
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Apron Incision
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Half Apron Incision
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Conley Incision
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Double-Y Incision
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H Incision
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MacFee Incision
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Y Incision
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Modified Schobinger Incision
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Schobinger Incision
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