PURPOSE: Cervical residue or recurrence of @entity189 ( @entity189 ) is traditionally treated with radical neck dissection (RND). Because cervical residue @entity1 with @entity189 exhibit better prognoses than @entity1 with neck recurrence, selective neck dissection (SND) rather than RND may be the optimal treatment for these @entity1 . This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of SND for the management of neck residue of @entity189 . MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between January 2008 and July 2013, a total of 69 @entity1 were assigned to undergo either RND or SND in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at Fudan University Cancer Center. The @entity1 ' clinical and pathological characteristics, complications, and treatment outcomes were evaluated and analyzed. RESULTS: Our study consisted of 69 @entity1 , including 51 in the RND group and 18 in the SND group. There was no significant difference in any clinical or pathological characteristic between the two groups. The overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and regional-free survival of all the @entity1 were 79.70%, 61.43%, and 83.30%, respectively, at 3 years and 66.81%, 47.43%, and 78.67%, respectively, at 5 years. No statistically significant difference was found in the OS, DFS, or regional-free survival between the RND and SND groups. The total complication rate was much lower in the SND group (11.11%) than in the RND group. The @entity1 in the RND group experienced longer hospitalization and postoperative hospitalization than those in the SND group. CONCLUSION: SND was demonstrated to be safe and effective for the treatment of neck residue of @entity189 . The results indicated that @entity1 with neck residue disease who are at stage II to III with a single enlarged lymph node (<1  cm) and only one positive pathological lymph node may benefit the most from SND.

Selective neck dissection for neck residue of XXXX : A prospective study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity189 :: ('MESH:D002277', 'Disease') :: ['NPC', 'nasopharyngeal carcinoma']
@entity189 :: (MESH:D002277,Disease) :: ['nasopharyngeal carcinoma']
