Restoration, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation in Head and Neck Cancer

• Main Author: Haribhakti, Vijay V. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Oncology .; Surgical oncology.; Otolaryngologic surgery.; Oncology.; Surgical Oncology.; Head and Neck Surgery.

This book offers a comprehensive set of principles that lead to ideal outcomes following treatment for Head and Neck Cancers, especially in those patients who need major reconstructive procedures. It goes beyond the scope of basic Head and Neck Cancer textbooks, or of reconstructive surgery texts, i...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and Purpose
• Fundamental Planning: Excision
• Fundamental Planning: Reconstruction
• Functional Considerations
• Aesthetic Considerations
• Choosing the 'Right' Flap, using it the 'Right' Way.-Oral Cavity
• Region-wise.-Pharynx/Larynx: Neck
• Nose
• Mid-face
• Post-maxillectomy Reconstruction
• Eyelids
• Forehead
• Scalp
• Skull Base
• Trachea and Larynx
• Special Considerations: Previously Treated Patients
• Workhorse Flaps: Technical Details and Tips
• Local Flaps
• Regional Flaps
• Free Flaps
• Psychological Impacts of Major Treatment
• Common Causes of Morbidity: Prevention & Management
• Rehabilitation
• Palliative Care.