Principles of Surgical Management of Oral Cancer

Abstract

AbstractOral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC), is a heterogenous disease with respect to risk factors, geographic predelictions, treatment response and outcome. Although non-surgical treatment is employed in other head and neck sub-sites, surgery is the primary treatment modality to treat oral cancers followed by adjuvant treatment either in the form of radiation or chemoradiation based on the risk features on final histopathology. It is utmost importance that all the patients before undergo treatment are discussed and treatment plan is formulated in a multidisciplinary tumor board. This chapter intent to elaborate the basic surgical principles involved in management of different sub-sites of oral cavity as well as reconstruction of the defects.