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Current Considerations in Neck Dissection

Alfio Ferlito From the Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa, Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monte. ore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA, 8Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA and Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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K. Thomas Robbins From the Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa, Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monte. ore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA, 8Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA and Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Ashok R. Shaha From the Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa, Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monte. ore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA, 8Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA and Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Phillip K. Pellitteri From the Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa, Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monte. ore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA, 8Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA and Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Luiz P. Kowalski From the Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa, Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monte. ore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA, 8Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA and Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Javier Gavilán From the Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa, Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monte. ore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA, 8Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA and Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Carl E. Silver From the Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa, Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monte. ore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA, 8Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA and Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Alessandra Rinaldo From the Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa, Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monte. ore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA, 8Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA and Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Jesus E. Medina From the Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa, Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monte. ore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA, 8Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA and Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Karen T. Pitman From the Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa, Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monte. ore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA, 8Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA and Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Robert M. Byers From the Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y Head and Neck Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa, Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Department of Otorhinolaryngolog y, La Paz Hospital, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Monte. ore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA, 8Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Department of Otolaryngolog y, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA and Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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