Computed tomography of the neck in the postoperative patient: radical neck dissection and the myocutaneous flap.

A prospective computed tomographic (CT)-clinical study was made of 40 consecutive patients who had undergone myocutaneous flap surgery of the neck and 30 consecutive patients who had undergone radical neck dissection. The postoperative CT appearance of tumor and infection is reviewed. The normal CT landmarks of the neck are also described.