Puget Sound Ear, Nose & Throat | Main Gallery of Surgical Photos | Head and Neck Cancer
Removal and Reconstruction of Cancerous Lesions of the Head and Neck
Squamous Cell Cancer in the Neck
Patient with extensive tumor eroding the skin of the neck. The second photo shows the area after removal and local skin flap reconstruction. Surgery performed by Henry Chang, M.D.
Squamous Cell Cancer in the Neck
Another example of squamous cell cancer involving the neck skin. Area reconstructed using local tissue rotated into the area of the cancer. Surgery performed by Henry Chang, M.D.
Cancer Involving Scalp / Forehead
Removal and reconstruction of scalp lesions can be challenging. These sequences show the cancerous lesion (top left), the area of removal for adequate control of the cancer (top right & bottom left), and the appearance after local scalp flap reconstruction (bottom right). Surgery performed by Henry Chang, M.D.
Cancer Involving the Face
Removal and resulting appearance from squamous cell cancer occurring on the face. Surgery performed by Henry Chang, M.D.
Basal Cell Cancer of Nose
Large basal cell cancer of nose and face (top left). Extensive defect necessary for complete cancer removal (top right). Appearance 2 weeks after surgery; wound defect has been reconstructed with forehead tissue flap and advancing cheek tissues toward the nose (bottom left). Appearance 8 months after first surgery (bottom right). All surgeries performed by Henry Chang, M.D.