The primary treatment modality for tumors affecting the oral and maxillofacial region is surgery.Surgical treatment of tumors affecting this region is a challenge and poses relatively high surgical risk,especially in ...The primary treatment modality for tumors affecting the oral and maxillofacial region is surgery.Surgical treatment of tumors affecting this region is a challenge and poses relatively high surgical risk,especially in lesions affecting the deep regions of the head and the neck due to the complex anatomy of this region including structures of great importance such as the internal carotid artery,the internal jugular vein,and the cavernous sinus at the skull base,the cranial nerves and the orbital contents with the eye globes,extraocular muscles,and the lacrimal gland.Oncologic resection often results in devastating defects in the oral and maxillofacial region,which adversely affect patients’facial appearance and important functions such as speech,chewing,deglutition,or vision and significantly impact patients’quality of life.In order to obtain a good result concerning tumor excision in the oral and cranio-maxillofacial region as well as a correct aesthetic and functional reconstruction,an adequate presurgical evaluation of the patient and accurate planning of the surgical resection and the reconstructive approach must be carefully designed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81974151).
文摘The primary treatment modality for tumors affecting the oral and maxillofacial region is surgery.Surgical treatment of tumors affecting this region is a challenge and poses relatively high surgical risk,especially in lesions affecting the deep regions of the head and the neck due to the complex anatomy of this region including structures of great importance such as the internal carotid artery,the internal jugular vein,and the cavernous sinus at the skull base,the cranial nerves and the orbital contents with the eye globes,extraocular muscles,and the lacrimal gland.Oncologic resection often results in devastating defects in the oral and maxillofacial region,which adversely affect patients’facial appearance and important functions such as speech,chewing,deglutition,or vision and significantly impact patients’quality of life.In order to obtain a good result concerning tumor excision in the oral and cranio-maxillofacial region as well as a correct aesthetic and functional reconstruction,an adequate presurgical evaluation of the patient and accurate planning of the surgical resection and the reconstructive approach must be carefully designed.
