Quantitative analysis of lymph nodes in neck dissection specimens. Morphologic study

ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To quantify the amount of lymph nodes harvested in modified radical neck dissection. METHODS: Cross-sectional anatomical study conducted in 28 non-preserved cadavers. RESULTS: The mean number of lymph nodes found in each nodal level of the 56 modified radical neck dissections...

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Main Authors: Fábio de Aquino Capelli, Vitor Ribeiro Paes, Mariangela Marinheiro Machado, Camila Lohmann Menezes, Pablo Rodrigo Andrade da Silva, Sheila Aparecida Coelho Siqueira, Venâncio Avancini Ferreira Alves, Leandro Luongo Matos, Claudio Roberto Cernea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2016-07-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/acb/v31n7/1678-2674-acb-31-07-00428.pdf