cancer staging

Neck dissection

A neck dissection is a surgical procedure involving the removal of lymph nodes and surrounding tissue from the neck. It is primarily performed to treat or prevent the spread of cancer, particularly head and neck cancers, by removing potentially affected lymphatic tissue. What is the purpose of a neck dissection? The primary purpose of a …
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pTNM

TNM is an internationally recognized cancer staging system. It was created by the American Joint Committee on Cancer. The system uses information about the tumour (T), lymph nodes, (N), and metastases (M) to provide an overall cancer stage. The ‘p’ means the information was provided by your pathologist after examining your tissue sample under the …
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