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Fig. 2

From: Low transverse incision for lateral neck dissection in patients with papillary thyroid cancer: improved cosmesis

Fig. 2

Single low transverse incision for right lateral neck dissection. a The incision is located one finger-breadth above the suprasternal notch and parallel to the skin-tension line, from the medial border of the contralateral sternocleidomastoid muscle to the anterior border of the ipsilateral trapezius muscle. b The surgical view after total thyroidectomy and lateral neck dissection: complete dissection of levels II to V is possible

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