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An Intraoperative Tool for Head and Neck Resections

Stefanie K. Horne, MD; Gregory C. Park, MD; Richard T. Dahlen, MD; Joseph Brennan, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002;128:187-189.

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INTRODUCTION

With the increasing sophistication of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the head and neck, it is not uncommon to locate a lesion radiographically that cannot be detected clinically. The complex anatomy and abundance of vital structures in the head and neck can make surgical localization of these targets difficult. Although computed tomography (CT)-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is now routinely used^1-2 to diagnose suspicious lesions in the head and neck, we report 2 cases in which CT-guided localized wire was used as an intraoperative tool. Specifically, we describe 2 cases in which a localization wire was placed under CT guidance before surgery and used to guide the dissection for lesions in particularly tenuous locations. One of our cases involved a malignant recurrence in the setting of previous surgical resections, and the other involved a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

REPORT OF CASES

CASE 1

CASE 2

COMMENT

From the Departments of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (Drs Horne, Park, and Brennan) and Radiology (Dr Dahlen), Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Tex.

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