The low prevalence of "skip" metastases and a significant risk of postoperative complications (wound exudation, lymphorrhagia, inflammation, hypoparathyroidism, paresis of the vocal cords) support the idea that lateral neck dissection is appropriate only in cases of confirmed metastases by physical examination and/or ultrasound at the preoperative stage.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- oxidative stress
- magnetic resonance imaging
- physical activity
- risk factors
- mental health
- patients undergoing
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- minimally invasive
- label free
- sentinel lymph node
- ultrasound guided
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- computed tomography
- surgical site infection
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- sensitive detection
- quantum dots