Head Neck Oncology & Reconstructive Surgery

Overview

This department offers treatment for malignancies of oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, salivary glands, thyroid, parathyroid and skull base. The centre is multidisciplinary, encompassing all aspects of care, including but not limited to diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation and palliation. The latest recommended standard-of-care approaches are provided for the management of diseases.

Our Services

Tumour removal/ablative surgery
- Surgery for upper aero-digestive tract tumours (UADT) and skin cancer (head, face and neck)
- Conservation laryngeal surgery and laryngectomy for laryngeal tumours
- peroral resections, pull-through procedures (avoiding/minimizing facial scars), 3D reconstructions and computer-aided cutting guides (to improve functional and aesthetic outcomes) for jaw tumours
- Open craniofacial surgery for orbital tumours
- Open craniofacial surgery and neurosurgery for tumours of the anterior skull-base
- Skull-base surgery (temporal bone resections) for tumours of the lateral skull-base
- Anterior skull-base surgery for paranasal sinus tumours
- Salivary gland surgery with facial nerve monitoring
- Thyroid and parathyroid gland surgery with intraoperative nerve monitoring
- Surgery for vascular malformations involving the scalp, face, neck and UADT
- Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for tumours of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx and laryngopharynx
- Transoral laser surgery for tumours of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx and laryngopharynx
- Submandibular salivary gland transfer
- Brachytherapy
Reconstructive surgery (Microvascular reconstruction)
- Local and regional methods to optimize functional and aesthetic outcomes
- Free tissue-transfer – immediate appropriate reconstruction using standard soft-tissue, visceral or bone-flaps
- Scapular free-flaps
- Ulnar free-flaps
- Facial reanimation procedures
Speech and swallowing rehabilitation
- Optimizing functional outcomes for all head and neck tumours
- Post-laryngectomy/Alaryngeal speech rehabilitation – tracheoesophageal punctures (primary and secondary) and prosthetics
- Prosthetic rehabilitation for the orbit, nose, ears
- Dental rehabilitation – primary and secondary osseo-integrated implants, prosthetics
- Facial reanimation
- Submandibular salivary gland transfer