title: Surgical management of head and neck cancer.
abstract: Head and neck cancer surgery continues to evolve through the years and undergo improvement and refinement. In this article, the current state of head and neck cancer surgery is summarized in a site-by-site basis. The most important developments include organ-sparing surgery and microvascular free-tissue transfer for reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery