Review of surgical resection and reconstruction in head and neck cancer: Traditional versus current concepts

This review summarizes the development of head and neck cancer resection and reconstruction. The developments in the treatment of cancer patients are reflected in their surgical outcomes, in addition to functional and aesthetic improvements. New technologies, such as surgical simulation and planning...

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Autor principal: Alfouzan, Afnan F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2018
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30284578
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.10.22887
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spelling pubmed-62010282018-11-08 Review of surgical resection and reconstruction in head and neck cancer: Traditional versus current concepts Alfouzan, Afnan F. Saudi Med J Review Article This review summarizes the development of head and neck cancer resection and reconstruction. The developments in the treatment of cancer patients are reflected in their surgical outcomes, in addition to functional and aesthetic improvements. New technologies, such as surgical simulation and planning, minimally invasive surgery, and microsurgery have been added to the field to improve surgical resection of the tumor and reconstruction. The field is still growing to optimize the management of head and neck cancer. Saudi Medical Journal 2018-10 /pmc/articles/PMC6201028/ /pubmed/30284578 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.10.22887 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Review of surgical resection and reconstruction in head and neck cancer: Traditional versus current concepts
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title_short Review of surgical resection and reconstruction in head and neck cancer: Traditional versus current concepts
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201028/
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