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Until recently, advances in surgery and postoperative radiation therapy for head and neck cancer have not improved survival. Strategies for improving outcome initially included more radical resections and intensification of postoperative radiation therapy. In the late 1980s, the widespread introduction of free tissue transfer broadened reconstructive options and permitted even more aggressive surgical resection. Reliable reconstruction provided the ablative surgeon greater latitude to obtain wider margins aimed at improving local control and survival. Over time, it became apparent that gains in locoregional control could be offset by distant failure, the development of second primary tumors, and intercurrent disease related to common risk factors.

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Author

Randal S. Weber; Merrill S. Kies; David I. Rosenthal

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 1043-3074)

Published

2005

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)