modified neck dissection

modified neck dissection

A subtotal resection of the neck, usually for cancer of the floor of the mouth, which preserves the spinal accessory nerve, internal jugular vein and sternocleidomastoid muscle.

modified neck dissection

Surgery A subtotal resection of the neck region, usually for CA of the floor of the mouth; most MNDs preserve the spinal accessory nerve, internal jugular vein, and sternocleidomastoid muscle. See Commando operation. Cf Radical neck dissection.