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Table 8 Selective neck dissection (N0 neck)

From: Neck dissections: radical to conservative

Organ

Nodal clearance

Oral cavity

I, II, III

Tongue

I, II, III, !V

Hypopharynx, larynx, oropharynx

II, III, IV

Some laryngeal and hypopharyngeal lesions where IIB is not removed

IIA, III, IV

Laryngeal, hypopharyngeal extending below glottis

II, III, IV, VI

Thyroid, hypopharynx, cervical trachea, cervical esophagus, sub-glottic larynx

VI,

Cutaneous carcinoma of posterior scalp and upper neck

II – V, Post auricular, Suboccipital

Cutaneous malignancy from pre-auricular, anterior scalp and temporal region

II, III, VA, parotid, facial, external jugular nodes

Cutaneous malignancy of anterior or lateral face

I, II, III