Advances and prospects in head and neck tumor surgery
- VernacularTitle:头颈肿瘤外科的发展与展望
- Author:
Yi WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
head and neck surgery;
tumor;
prospect
- From:
China Oncology
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Head and neck surgery is a relatively young discipline. Since 1937,it has made important advances. In the past, the patients had to sacrifice their involved organs in order to survive, but now we have to think not only of the survival rate of the patients,but also should pay more and more attention to improve their quality of life. The plan of treatmant must consider multimodality therapy and function preservation. To attain this goal, we should pay attention to laparoscopic surgery and sentinal node biopsy as well as possibility of gene therapy in head and neck tumors. In addition, we should investigate to application of molecular biology in head and neck surgery.
