颈淋巴结清扫术的种类很多。Crie和Mafti最早提出颈淋巴结根治术（ RND）这一名称，70年代以后出现了很多改良术式，由此出现了命名的混乱。1984年作者曾根据Martin对颈淋巴结水平的定位名称改进了手术分类。1989年Medina将淋已结清扫术分为全面性、选择性和扩大性三类。1991年Robbins应用同一淋巴结水平，并将选择性手术与保留1、2 There are many types of neck dissection. Crie and Mafti first proposed the name of the neck lymph node surgery (RND). Since the 1970s, there have been many improvements. This has led to the naming confusion. In 1984, the authors improved the surgical classification according to Martin’s name for the positioning of cervical lymph nodes. In 1989, Medina divided cleansing into three categories: comprehensiveness, selectivity, and expansion. In 1991 Robbins applied the same level of lymph nodes and performed elective surgery with retention 1,2