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How we do it: a method of neck dissection for histopathological analysis

Upile, T; Singh, S; Nouraei, SAR; Clarke, P; Howard, D; Wright, A; Jerjes, W; ... Sandison, A; + view all (2007) How we do it: a method of neck dissection for histopathological analysis. BMC Surgery , 7 , Article 21. 10.1186/1471-2482-7-21. Green open access

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Abstract

Background. Dissection of the lymphatic structures in the neck is an integral part of the management of many head and neck cancers. We describe a technique of surgical dissection, preparing the tissue for more precise histological analysis while also reducing operative time and complexity. Methods. When dissected, each level is excised between lymph nodes groups and put into a separate pot of formalin taking care to avoid rupture of any obvious pathological nodes. Results. This makes for a simpler dissection as the surgeon progresses, as a larger more cumbersome specimen is avoided and manipulation of involved nodes is actually reduced with a reduced risk of tumour spillage. Conclusion. We feel that our technique provides several advantages for the histopathologist as well as the surgeon. As the dissection of the specimen into the relevant levels has already been performed, time is saved in orientating and then dissecting the specimen. Accuracy of dissection is also improved and each piece of tissue is a more manageable size for processing and analysis. This technique may also have several surgical advantages when compared with the commonly practiced techniques e.g. with reducing in-vivo specimen manipulation, hence reducing the risk of inadvertent injury to important structures and tumour spillage. © 2007 Upile et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

Type: Article
Title: How we do it: a method of neck dissection for histopathological analysis
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-7-21
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-7-21
Language: English
Additional information: © 2007 Upile et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > The Ear Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute > EDI MaxFac, Diagnostic, Med and Surg Sci
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/177081
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