Cancer is a group of disease, where there is abnormal cell growth and these cells are capable of invading surrounding tissue and spread to other sites. Not all tumors are cancerous. Some tumors are benign and they do not spread. Cancers arising in mouth, throat, neck, nose & sinuses, thyroid gland and parotid gland are included in head & neck cancer.

Treatment of head & neck cancer is multimodal, requiring participation of multiple inter-related disciplines. Head neck surgeon, radiation oncologist, medical oncologist, pathologist, radiologist, reconstructive surgeon, speech and swallowing therapist, pain and palliative care specialist all have role at different stage of treatment of head & neck cancer patients. Curative treatment intent for bringing back patient to his / her normal life, whereas palliative treatment has immense importance to maintain a good quality of life in face of incurable disease.

Surgery forms mainstay of curative treatment for these cancers. The extent of surgery depends on the stage of disease and loco-regional infiltration by tumor. Goal of surgery is complete removal of tumor along with part of normal tissue all around. Head and neck area is concerned not only with important functions like speech, swallowing, breathing, but also cosmetic appearance. So following surgical removal of tumor some functions and cosmesis are compromised. So appropriate reconstruction of surgical defect is essential for minimizing functional and cosmetic deficits. 

Our Team of doctors (Dr Nishikanta Tripathy & Dr Neha Gupta) are performing advanced and complex head and neck cancer surgeries with excellent results. Best Head Neck cancer specialist in bhubaneswar are available at our hospital for consultation.