Excision and reconstruction in head and neck cancer - David S Soutar|Rammohan Tiwari

A multi-authored text which includes contributions from internationally renowned specialists and which brings together modern techniques of the excision of tumours and reconstruction of the defects created in a single volume.;Head and neck surgery is practised as a specialty in its own right, but has yet to be recognised as a separate discipline in universities and colleges. As a result information is divided between various disciplines. This book offers a combined approach which allows surgery to be planned to the ultimate benefit of the patient without compromising the oncological principles.;This illustrated book with its multidisciplinary authorship will appeal to all surgeons concerned with treatment of head and neck cancer. It's multidisciplinary approach - draws together experts from otolaryngology, ENT, plastic surgery, general surgery, maxillofacial surgery and paediatric surgery. It covers rare and difficult areas e.g. the skull base and paediatric problems. No part of head and neck oncology has been neglected. It also offers clear guidelines on ablation of tumours and restoration of defects for best results.