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lüll Consensus statement on the classification and terminology of neck dissection Robbins KT; Shaha AR; Medina JE; Califano JA; Wolf GT; Ferlito A; Som PM; Day TAArch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008[May]; 134 (5): 536-8OBJECTIVE: To update the guidelines for neck dissection terminology, as previously recommended by the American Head and Neck Society. PARTICIPANTS: Committee for Neck Dissection Classification, American Head and Neck Society; representation from the Committee for Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (T.A.D.). EVIDENCE: Review of current literature on neck dissection classification. CONSENSUS PROCESS: Semiannual face-to-face meetings of the Committee for Neck Dissection Terminology and e-mail correspondence. CONCLUSIONS: Standardization of terminology for neck dissection is important for communication among clinicians and researchers. New recommendations have been made regarding the following: boundaries between levels I and II and between levels III/IV and VI; terminology of the superior mediastinal nodes; and the method of submitting surgical specimens for pathologic analysis.|*Terminology as Topic[MESH]|Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology/*surgery[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Lymphatic Metastasis/pathology[MESH]|Mediastinum[MESH]|Neck Dissection/*classification[MESH]|Reference Standards[MESH]|Specimen Handling[MESH]|United States[MESH] |