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Mr John Chaplin - Thyroid and Head & Neck Surgeon, Otolaryngologist
Private Service, ENT/ Head & Neck Surgery
Modified or Selective Neck Dissection
Selected groups of lymph nodes that are at risk of being involved with malignancy are removed through incisions in the neck. The levels of nodes removed varies depending on the site and stage of the primary tumour.
Watch the Youtube video below of a selective neck dissection levels IIa-Vb.
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