Oral, Head, Neck Cancer And Micro Vascular Reconstruction

• Pathologic changes in the mouth or over skin can occur in the form of benign and malignant lesions of the skin, mucosa, muscles, nerves, vessels, bone (cysts and tumors) and salivary glands etc.
• systemic diseases can affect the mouth/head neck region, and can be one of the first signs to appear, therefore a key point to diagnose conditions 7 diseases affecting body.

signs that warns you for pathologic changes

• Red or white patches (leukoplakia/erythroplakia)
• A sore/ulcer that fails to heal even after 2/3 weeks with or without treatment and bleeds easily
• A lump or thickening on the skin(mucosa) lining the inside of the mouth
• Difficulty in chewing or swallowing/change of voice
• Expansion of the bone of the upper and/or lower jaw
• oral cancer self-examination should be done monthly and remember that your mouth is one of your body's most important warning systems.
• A biopsy should be done for any benign or suspicious premalignant or malignant lesion. A small piece of tissue is taken from the affected area and sent to the pathologist which generally takes 2 to 5 days for histopathological diagnosis.
• Surgery still remains as the main stay treatment for oral cancer
• Do not ignore suspicious lumps, sores or any symptoms your body is telling you through your mouth face/jaws/neck.