Objective: To evaluate the significance of radical neck dissection in treatment of mixed-type cervical lymph node tuberculosis.
Method: One hundred twenty-two cases with mixed-type cervical lymph node tuberculosis were treated with radical neck dissection and the results of the treatment were reported. The size, number, location and pathologic types of abscess, fistula and lymph node were also analyzed.
Result: All the patients were cured without relapse during 1-7 year follow-up. Spreading antegrade infection and chronic recurrence were found to be the characteristics of mixed-type cervical lymph node tuberculosis.
Conclusion: Radical neck dissection is an effective and safe approach for treating the disease.