Resection and Reconstruction of Head & Neck Cancers

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cheng, Ming-Huei (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Chang, Kai-Ping (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kao, Huang-Kai (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Head and Neck Cancer Clinics,
• Subjects: Oncology .; Oncology.
• Physical Description: XIII, 177 p. 70 illus., 64 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789811324444
• ISSN: 2364-4060
• DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-2444-4

This work presents a clear approach for the reconstruction of head and neck cancer excision defects. Starting with a brief historical account of head and neck reconstruction, the principles of resection and reconstruction of head and neck cancer, the book then provides a detailed overview of head and neck reconstruction based on head and neck subsites; various reconstruction techniques; best approaches; and the challenges faced in reconstruction and how to overcome them. Lastly, it discusses future directions in head and neck reconstruction.