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Head and Neck Cancer

neck dissection

is performed when bulky metastasis demands radical sur-

gery and includes

removal of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, internal

jugular vein, and spinal accessory nerve

. For more on neck dissection,

see the free AAO-HNSF e-book

TNM Staging of Head and Neck Cancer

and Neck Dissection Classification

(

NeckDissection.cfm).