Introduction

• RND - Introduction by Crile in 1906

• Routine use by Martin and co-workers, radical neck dissection (RND) classic mainstay for mgmt. for cervical lymph node metastasis.

• Recent studies - selective neck dissection for N0 neck may be more appropriate, reduce the morbidity of RND.

• Changes in classification and indication for neck dissection led to inconsistency.

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