Palliative Care for Oral Cancer
(1) Department of Anesthesiology, Ichikawa General Hospital, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan Abstract Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families…
Complication of Oral Cancer Treatment, Prevention, and Management
Grade Clinical features 0 No signs and symptoms 1 Painless ulcers, edema, or mild soreness 2 Pain and ulcers, but can maintain ability to eat 3 Ulcers, unable to eat…
Molecular Biology of the Oral Cancer
Fig. 3.1 Hypothetical molecular progression model for oral carcinogenesis. This figure was modified from previous reports [9–12]. OSCC is caused by multiple genetic and epigenetic alterations 3.3 Human Papillomavirus in…
QOL Management in Oral Cancer Patients
1. General QOL questionnaire (a) WHOQOL instruments (b) Medical outcomes study 36-item short form (SF-36) (c) Karnofsky performance status (KPS) 2. QOL questionnaire for general cancer (a) The European organization…
Systemic Chemotherapy
Fig. 12.1 EORTC QLQ-H&N 35 multi-item symptom scale score: mean change from baseline to worst post-baseline score [69] Table 12.1 Percentage of risk reduction on overall survival for chemoradiotherapy compared…
Reconstruction of Complex Lip Defects
Fig. 9.1 Anatomic boundaries and esthetic subunits of the lip The new vermilion created by mucosal advancement may display a darker red color than that of the opposite vermilion, which…
Reconstruction Considerations Based on Size of Defect
Fig. 8.1 (a) Vermilionectomy. The incision for the vermilionectomy is marked out from the vermilion border anteriorly, to the wet-dry line posteriorly. (b) The vermilion is excised in a submucosal…
Surgical Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip
Fig. 5.1 Crusted thin early SCC with sun damage to the entire vermilion. Suitable case for vermilionectomy Laser vermilionectomy has been used for premalignant lesions of the lower lip [3]…
Complications Associated with Reconstruction of Lip Defects
Fig. 12.1 Excision of lesion of the upper lip Fig. 12.2 Tension-free primary closure of the upper lip with re-approximation of the mucosa, orbicularis oris, and vermilion 12.3 Hematoma Every…
Microvascular Lip Reconstruction
Fig. 10.1 Picture depicts a very narrow mouth opening secondary to previous reconstruction of a dog bite with local advancement flaps. The patient who is currently a teenager had undergone…
