The Restoration of Form: Principles of Cancer Reconstructive Surgery
A surgical oncologist’s job is to cut the cancer out, no matter how much tissue must be sacrificed. The reconstructive surgeon’s job is to rebuild the human being left behind. When half of a patient’s jaw is amputated to remove an oral tumor, you cannot just close the skin; you must physically rebuild the bone. Principles of Cancer Reconstructive Surgery is the fiercely precise, brutally uncompromising surgical master text detailing exactly how to execute this restoration. This volume provides the exact anatomical and microvascular blueprints required to transplant living tissue across the body.
Mastering the Free Flap
The core philosophy of this text is microvascular survival. The authors aggressively detail the mechanics of the tissue transfer. It dictates exactly how a plastic surgeon must harvest a piece of the patient’s fibula bone from their leg—along with its microscopic blood vessels—and transplant it into their face to rebuild their jaw, using a microscope to sew the 1-millimeter artery into the patient’s neck to keep the transplanted bone alive.
Navigating the Irradiated Tissue Bed
The book provides a masterclass in hostile surgical environments. It dictates the exact operative pathways for operating after radiation. It rigorously explores the terrifying reality of trying to heal an incision in tissue that has been permanently scarred and destroyed by external beam radiotherapy, detailing the precise techniques for bringing in healthy, well-vascularized muscle to prevent the wound from completely rotting open.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Does this book provide chemotherapy dosing algorithms for medical oncologists?
Absolutely not. It is a strictly specialized *plastic surgery, microvascular reconstruction, and surgical anatomy textbook* focused entirely on rebuilding tissue defects after tumor resection.
Who is the primary audience?
It is the absolute, mandatory operative guide for Reconstructive Plastic Surgeons, Head and Neck Surgeons, Breast Surgeons, and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
