Head & Neck Surgery
Patients with Head and Neck Cancer present with lumps in the neck as nodal metastasis or ulcers in oral cavity, oropharynx and hypopharynx. A complete ENT / Head and Neck examination including a nasophargryo-larygoscopy is mandatory for all cervical neck lumps.
Tongue Surgery
Tongue Cancer (Early Stages)
Multi Disciplinary Approach Major Head & Neck Surgery
Cancers of the tongue present as non healing ulcers.
The most common site is the lateral border of the tongue.
These are best treated by radical tumor resection of the primary site and a staging or therapeutic neck dissection, and at advanced stage, a combination of radiotherapy and surgery.
If the defect is larger, reconstructive surgery is necessary be it a free flap or pedicled skin or myo-cutaneous flap.
Branchial Cyst
Total excision of branchial cyst
A Branchial Cyst is a benign cyst lesion that presents in adult life as a soft tissue mass at the angle of jaw.
Surgery is the only option to totally excise the lesion.
If left alone, it can be infected leading to an abscess.
Parotid Specimen with superficial and tumor mass