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Compare and Contrast Two Kinds of Radical Neck Dissection

Published on Wed May 17, 2017

Question: How would you code a laryngectomy with bilateral modified radical neck dissections? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: First, let’s differentiate between a radical neck dissection and a modified radical neck dissection: Radical neck dissection (RND): Surgical procedure in which the provider removes a mass such as a tumor from the neck, along with an additional edge of tissue that seems normal; he also removes [...]
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