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Plastic surgical treatment of facial skin cancer
Author(s) -
Murray Joseph E.,
Klein Edmund
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930030308
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck , surgery , skin cancer , modalities , cancer , treatment modality , head and neck cancer , radiation therapy , social science , sociology
The principles and application of surgical treatment for skin cancer are outlined. Procedures ranging from simple excision to complex plastic repair are described. The primary aims of providing diagnosis, cure, and maximal retention of function and esthetics are illustrated. Attainment of secondary aims including minimal morbidity and pain, simplicity, and economy of time and expense is discussed. Cancers of the head and neck have been selected for illustrating the fundamentals of surgical treatment for cancer of the skin. These locations are the most common sites of skin cancer and demonstrate the need for combining adequate tumor resection with minimal tissue sacrifice. Selection of specific surgical procedures as optimal therapy is considered as compared to other modalities such as X‐ray therapy, electrocoagulation, and topical chemotherapy. The need for early diagnosis and prompt treatment in order to avoid the development of more serious clinical problems requiring correspondingly more complex procedures is indicated.