Page 24 - Head and neck surgery

(I) NECK DISSECTION

Selective neck dissection a.k.a. staging neck

dissection is performed for patients with

cN0 head and neck tumours. High-risk nodal

basins are removed to cater for possible

microscopic metastasis, which is reported to

be ~ 8%.

Modified radical neck dissection is

performed for patients with cN+ disease,

whereby levels I-V cervical lymph nodes are

removed.

Video demonstrates selective neck dissection with

robotic assistance via RATH incision