The Mutilating Lesion: Oral Cancer: Diagnosis and Therapy
A cancer inside the mouth is not just a medical threat; it is an assault on the patient’s identity. To cure a squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, a surgeon must often cut out the very structures the patient needs to speak, eat, and breathe. Oral Cancer: Diagnosis and Therapy is a fiercely precise, brutally comprehensive surgical and oncological manual detailing exactly how to manage this devastating malignancy. This volume provides the exact operative and reconstructive blueprints required to excise the tumor while fighting to preserve the patient’s face and function.
Mastering the Glossectomy and Mandibulectomy
The core philosophy of this text is aggressive, definitive clearance. The authors meticulously detail the mechanics of the oral resection. It dictates exactly how an oral surgeon must approach a massive tumor that has invaded the floor of the mouth and the jawbone, providing the exact surgical protocols for sawing through the mandible and removing half of the tongue to ensure negative margins.
Navigating the Free Flap Reconstruction
The book provides a masterclass in anatomical salvage. It dictates the exact reconstructive pathways for the microvascular surgeon. It rigorously explores how, immediately after the cancer is removed, the plastic surgeon must harvest a piece of skin and muscle from the patient’s forearm, meticulously sewing the microscopic arteries and veins together in the neck, to literally rebuild the patient’s tongue so they do not choke on their own saliva.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is this a general dentistry book for filling cavities?
Absolutely not. It is a highly advanced *maxillofacial surgery, head and neck oncology, and reconstructive surgery textbook* focused entirely on lethal malignancies of the oral cavity.
Who is the primary audience?
It is the absolute, mandatory operative guide for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Head and Neck Surgeons, Radiation Oncologists, and Dental Oncologists.
