The technique of modified neck dissection presented here, by the very limit
ed anatomic area it addresses of necessity shares aspects of techniques des
cribed by other authors, Developed over many years of teaching residents, i
t provides, if carefully followed, a simple, safe, and relatively rapid met
hod of carrying out the procedure, having been used by the senior author an
d his residents in scores of patients both at our institution and in many o
verseas operations under rather primitive conditions without modification.
It is not a new way of doing the procedure, but rather a combination of som
e of the simplest approaches and aspects which may be especially helpful to
those without wide experience.