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What is a neck dissection?

Updated by SGH-AHPEDIA
A neck dissection is surgery to remove lymph nodes from your neck, often done to treat or prevent cancer spread. This can cause numbness, stiffness, and shoulder weakness.

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Speech Therapy Head & Neck Cancer/Surgery

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