[Exploratory neck dissection in diseases of the cervical lymph nodes]

Explorative neck dissection documentations of 153 patients with chronic enlarged lymph nodes were analyzed. All patients were cured in the Provincial Hospital of Mecnes (Morocco) during 5 years period. In most cases (71%) TBC was diagnosed, in 18% malignant granuloma. The diagnostic procedure difficulties were discussed. The differences between the adenectomy and the explorative neck dissection were pointed out.