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Are elective neck dissections needed during salvage laryngectomy?

1 November 2019 | | Rhinology / Sinus | hypopharyngeal neoplasms, laryngeal neoplasms, laryngectomy, lymphatic metastasis, radiotherapy, salvage therapy

There has recently been a move away from elective neck dissections in the setting of salvage laryngectomy. This has mainly resulted from an appreciation of the increase in morbidity, in particular pharyngocutaneous fistula formation, and an improvement in cross-sectional imaging...