 Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 126 | Helen.
Welcome to OFC and sorry to have ou amongst us.
Regarding the neck dissection it seems to be standard procedure nowdays to do one. The dissection is done primarily to remove lymph nodes in the neck area. However there are different kinds of neck dissections which can remove the SCM muscles, the jagular )vein and spinal accessory nerve (SAN) along with the lymph nodes. The one that removes all is called the Radical Neck Dissection.
The other is called the Modified radical and this one primalrily spares the SAN nerve. Saving the nerve will eliminate the arm and shoulder problems caused when the nerve is removed. Although physical therapy can alleviate the arm and shoulder problems. Please discuss which neck dissection will be done with your Dr.
Best wishes on you surgery.
Vin
CG to wife;
Jan 2005 DX SCC Tongue T2N1MO; RND surgery Mar 2005; 35 XRT and 4 cisplatin completed Jul 2005.
Dec 2006 tongue surgery, Scar tissue no cancer.
Feb 2010 neck node FNA - negative.
2010 ORN right jaw plus fracture
2015 ORN left jaw plus fracture
Feb 2016 Lower jaw reconstruction by Fibula free flap+titanium plate - Permanent G-tube
June 2016 Difficulty breathing - Permanent Trachea tube
Dec 2019 DX Cervical cancer - Stage 1 - Surgery Jan 16 2020.
15-20 esophagus/larynx dilations
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