title: [Application of prosthetic replacement for bilateral maxillectomy defect].
abstract: A 59-year-old woman with large hard palate cancer underwent surgical resection. We constructed a maxillary prosthesis to be connected to the patient's mandibular denture. Bilateral maxillectomy resulted in total loss of the hard palate and bilateral alveolar and partial loss of the soft palate. A obturator prosthesis was prepared beforehand to fit the surgical cavity. The patient recovered functional speech and swallowing at a relatively early stage, achieving satisfactory cosmetic results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima.
authors.forename: Kengo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimoto
authors.forename: Mituaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: Atuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karaki
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishi
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurono
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D019931:Maxillofacial Prosthesis Implantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016896:Treatment Outcome