SEORL-CCC consensus on the nomenclature of neck dissections

Abstract

There have been multiple classifications of neck dissections for decades in the literature, but none of them has been completely imposed worldwide. After an exhaustive review of them, the Oncology and Head and Neck Surgery Commission of the SEORL-CCC has agreed on its own classification to standardize neck dissections to be able to compare results. The Oncology and Head and Neck Surgery Commission of the SEORL-CCC considers that neck dissections should be classified according to the type of surgical approach performed (functional or radical) and its extension pursuant to the anatomical areas dissected (comprehensive or selective).

Keywords: Cáncer de cabeza y cuello; Functional Neck Dissection; Head and Neck Cancer; Neck Dissection; Radical Neck Dissection; Selective Neck Dissection; Vaciamiento cervical; Vaciamiento funcional; Vaciamiento radical; Vaciamiento selectivo.