Facial Paralysis in Cancer Patients—from Diagnosis to Treatment and Facial Reanimation
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Causes, Screening and Diagnosis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 14 March 2025 | Viewed by 87
Special Issue Editors
Interests: oropharyngeal cancer; human papillomaviru; head and neck cancer; facial reconstructive surgery
Interests: cancer; facial plastic; reconstructive surgery
Interests: head and neck oncology; endoscopic ear surgery; lateral skull base surgery; surgical training
Interests: head and neck surgery; treatment; imaging; diagnosis; tumors; ultrasonography; otorhinolaryngology
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Dear Colleagues,
For this Special Issue, We welcome the submission of articles that provide a range of perspectives on this topic. This should include the diagnosis of cancer in patients with facial paralysis and imaging (for example, high-resolution imaging to detect small carcinomas along the facial nerve), preoperative planning, and cancer treatment (to guarantee R0 resection without damaging the nerve, and if the facial nerve has to be resected, determine how it can be reanimated during cancer surgery or after). This Special Issue also aims to address various techniques depending on the expectation of the patient and their age and comorbidities, and surgical techniques that depend on the quality of the skin, such as if there is sagging in the face, and dynamic versus static procedures. In addition, research concerning surgery aftercare is welcome, including the work of logopedics and psychologists.
Prof. Dr. Barbara Kofler
Dr. Niels van Heerbeek
Dr. Giulia Molinari
Prof. Dr. Benedikt Hofauer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- facial nerve
- facial nerve reanimation
- head and neck cancer
- facial reconstructive surgery
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