Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
neck dissection Audio
neck dis·sec·tion [ nehk dy-sek-shun ]
Subclass of:
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; Lymph node excision
Definitions related to neck dissection:
  • Dissection in the neck to remove all disease tissues including cervical LYMPH NODES and to leave an adequate margin of normal tissue. This type of surgery is usually used in tumors or cervical metastases in the head and neck. The prototype of neck dissection is the radical neck dissection described by Crile in 1906.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Surgery to remove lymph nodes and other tissues in the neck.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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