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Cancers in the mouth

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The tumors in the mouth, face and neck are diseases that manifest with the appearance of palpable masses in the form of packages, although the symptoms may be wider depending on the type of tumor, causing other functional and aesthetic problems affected area. The detection of these tumors at an early stage is essential for diagnosis and prompt treatment, which will be carried out by a large multidisciplinary medical team. For analysis will require testing, such as biopsy, to determine the nature of the tumor and its stage of development. If it is confirmed that it is malignant, in most cases surgery and radiotherapy as primary treatment is required. In many patients, this type of tumor removal surgery involves the mutilation of important parts of the face, mouth or neck, given the functionality of the affected area. Anyway, today it has multiple microsurgical reconstruction techniques that provide highly satisfactory results, both aesthetic and functional, as they also involve the insertion of prostheses.