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EXCISION OF CANCER OF THE HEAD AND NECK.WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE PLAN OF DISSECTION BASED ON ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO OPERATIONS.
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Surgical OncologyThirty-two OperationsPathologySignal AdvancesSurgeryAnatomyOral CancerNeuro-oncologySurgical PathologyNasopharyngeal CancerSpinal TumorSkull Base SurgeryNeck OncologyHead And Neck OncologyCancer ResearchRadiologyMedicineCancer DiagnosisHead And Neck SurgeryExcision Of CancerNeck PathologyHead And Neck CancerHead And Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaComplete ExcisionOncologyProfessional Confidence
Head and neck cancer treatment has lagged behind other surgical fields, often viewed as problematic and hindered by conventional practices, leading to poor outcomes. The study aims to outline conclusions for surgical management of curable‑stage head and neck cancer. The authors focus on the immediate local extension of the tumor, excluding etiology, diagnosis, and pathology.
Though signal advances have been made recently in many surgical problems, the treatment of cancer of the head and neck has, it would seem, neither received the attention nor kept the pace of progress in other fields. These unhappy cases are too often regarded as specters at the clinic. The operative treatment is hampered by tradition and conventionality, and the tragic ending of so large a proportion of these cases has held back lay and even professional confidence. In this paper it is intended to present an outline sketch of the conclusions regarding the surgical treatment of cancer of the head and neck in the curable stage. The etiology, the diagnosis and the pathology will not be considered. It is generally admitted that cancer is primarily a local disease. Each case, then, is presumably at some period curable by complete excision. The immediate extension from the primary focus is principally