Overview

Surgery is the most common method of treating pathologies of the oral cavity. Patients with precancerous conditions undergo resection of the focus. Since it is prone to degeneration into cancer, a malignant disease. At an early stage of cancer development, there is no spread of the process to the area of ​​other organs. Specialists remove the cancerous lesion, conduct an additional examination to exclude the presence of metastases.

At the terminal stage of the oncological process development, surgical treatment is the only way to influence the tumor. The main objectives of the surgical treatment of oral cancer:

• Complete disposal of the patient from oncology; 
• Obstruction of the spread of the disease; 
• Preservation of the functional oral cavity; 
• Avoidance of external deformation of the face, jaw. 

The choice of the optimal method of conducting the operation based on the patient’s diagnostic data. We study the tumor’s location, especially the course of the disease, stage, type of pathology.

Surgical treatment of oncology of the oral cavity

Most surgical interventions for the treatment of oral oncology require subsequent reconstructive surgery. Additionally, the restoration of the functional mouth, oropharynx. Depending on the nature of the cancer process, the following carried out: 

• Removal of a mobile tumor of the mouth. Bone tissue is not affected during surgery;
• Resection of education with limited mobility in the absence of bone changes. The doctor removes cancer, part of the jawbone. Preliminary diagnosis – X-ray examination; 
• Excision of the neoplasm with visible damage to the jaw. The proportion of bone tissue removed. Preliminary – a study on radiography;
• Removal of a malignant lesion with spread to the area of ​​the cervical lymph nodes. Surgery involves the excision of the tumor, lymph nodes. 

At the terminal stage, the spread of cancer reaches neighboring tissues. Doctors remove blood vessels, nerves, muscle tissue.

Surgical treatment of oral cancer at Tel Aviv Medical Clinic

The multidisciplinary clinic in Israel specializes in surgical treatment using innovative equipment, modern approaches, and unique methods. The clinic’s specialists are experts with many years of experience. They use expensive, high-tech equipment for a new generation to treat the oral cavity’s cancer.