Types of Neck Dissections MRND, SND
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Types of Neck Dissections

Modified Radical Neck Dissection (MRND) :
Rationale-
- – Reduce postsurgical shoulder pain and shoulder dysfunction.( Reduce pain due to preservation of SAN )
- – Improve cosmetic outcome. (Cosmetic as it preserves major structures)
- – Reduce likelihood of bilateral IJV resection.
Definition– Excision of same lymph node bearing regions as RND with preservation of one or more nonlymphatic structures (SAN, SCM, IJV).
MRND type III is analogous to the “functional neck dissection” described by Bocca
Three types (Medina 1989)
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