Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
The distribution of the types of neck dissection preferred between clinicians’ specialties
| Otolaryngology | Oral and maxillofacial surgery | Head and neck oncology | Breast surgery | Breast oncology | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No neck dissection | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 41 |
| Radical neck dissection | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Modified radical neck dissection | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Lower jugular chain and level V | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Full jugular chain and level V | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| None of the above or ‘ask the other multidisciplinary team’ | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
