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Maxillectomy
A maxillectomy is the surgical removal of part or all of the maxilla bone in the upper jaw. The document describes a partial anterior maxillectomy procedure performed to remove cancerous tissue from the front part of the patient's hard palate. An obturator was fitted to seal the opening between the mouth and nose caused by the maxilla removal. Risks of the surgery include bleeding, infection, and possible nerve damage. Future problems may include issues with speech, swallowing, pain, infection, and eating/drinking.
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Maxillectomy
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- 3. SURGICAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED PARTIALANTERIOR MAXILLECTOMY FOLLOWED BY FITTING OF AN OBTURATOR REMOVAL OF ANTERIOR PART OF HARD PALATE FROM MIDLINE(6TH TEETH) REPLACEMENT FOR DAMAGED AND REMOVED MAXILLA
- 4. DIAGNOSIS MEDICAL HISTORY SIGNS ANDSYMPTOMS EXAMINATION OF MOUTH X-RAY CT SCAN / MRI SCAN BIOPSY (3)
- 5. SURGERY PROCEDURE PRE-ASSESSMENT UNDER GENERALANAESTHESIA CANCEROUS TISSUE REMOVED OBTURATOR PLACED
- 6. MAXILLECTOMY PARTIAL MAXILLECTOMY (HEMI- MAXILLECTOMY) FULL MAXILLECTOMY MAXILLECTOMY IS THEREMOVAL OF DAMAGED PARTS IN MAXILLA DUE TO CANCEROUS TISSUE BEING PRESENT AND DAMAGING THE HARD PALATE SIZE SPREAD (5) EXTENDED MAXILLECTOMY (RADICAL MAXILLECTOMY) SIZE SPREAD
- 7. PARTIAL MAXILLECTOMY PART OFMAXILLA REMOVED LEAVING ONE OR MORE BONY WALLS IN PLACE (6)
- 8. TOTAL MAXILLECTOMY REMOVAL OFTHE WHOLE MAXILLA (7)
- 9. EXTENDED MAXILLECTOMY REMOVAL OFSURROUNDING TISSUE TOGETHER WITH MAXILLA AS A RESULT OF CANCER (8)
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- 11. OBTURATOR WHEN MAXILLA ISREMOVED, THERE WILL BE AN OPENING BETWEEN MOUTH AND NOSE OBTURATOR SEALS THE OPENING BETWEEN MOUTH AND NOSE FIRST, A TEMPORARY OBTURATOR IS PLACED IN SURGERY AND WILL STAY FOR A FEW WEEKS PLACING PERMANENT OBTURATOR MAY NEED ANAESTHESIA ADVANTAGES: - PREVENT FLUID AND FOOD GOING INTO NOSE - IMPROVE SPEECH AFTER OPERATION - BETTER COSMETIC IMAGE (4) (4) (5) (11)
- 12. OTHER OPTIONS REBUILD WITHTISSUE FROM ANOTHER PART OF BODY (GRAFT) CONSIDERATION FACTORS: AGE, GENERAL HEALTH, TYPE OF TUMOUR ADVANTAGES: AVOID OBTURATOR AND PREVENT HOLES IN MOUTH (11)
- 13. INCISION- WILL ITLEAVE A SCAR? -CUT INTO THE SKIN ALONG THE SIDE OF NOSE, FROM EYEBROW OR EYELIDS DOWN TO THE UPPER LIP -MAKE A CUT INSIDE THE MOUTH UNDER UPPER LIP (ADVANTAGE: NO BIG SCAR) (9) (10) (10)
- 14. RISKS OF SURGERY BLEEDING INFECTION POSSIBLENERVE DAMAGE FAILURE OF GRAFT
- 15. FUTURE PROBLEMS SPEECH SWALLOWING PAIN INFECTION EATING/DRINKING CHEEK NUMBNESS LIPWEAKNESS EPIPHORA DOUBLE VISION (5)
- 16. POST-OPERATION HOSPITAL STAY UPTO2 WEEKS DIETICIAN APPOINTMENT AND ADVICE MAY BE NEEDED SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY MAY BE NEEDED
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Editor's Notes
- #3 one of a pair of large bones (often referred to as one bone) that form the upper jaw and teeth, consisting of a pyramidal body and four processes: the zygomatic, frontal, alveolar, and palatine. The maxilla is a bone that forms the upper jaw, part of the roof of the mouth and some bones of the nose. It also holds the upper teeth.
- #5 The diagnosis process is in order Biopsy: Histopathological findings on hard palate biopsy showing diffuse chorion infiltration by a poorly differentiated carcinoma with a focal microglandular growth pattern (hematoxylin and eosin stain, ×400).
- #6 Doctor, Anaesthetist, Nurse, Speech Therapist, Dietitian, Physiotherapist and Pain Control Nurse Specialist
- #13 Using some tissue taken from another part of your body (for example, your forearm, hip or lower leg) to rebuild the part that has been taken away. Another method involves filling the cavity (hole) with a skin, muscle and/or bone ‘flap’. This will be taken from another part of your body, for example, from your hip. Your surgeon will explain how this is done.
- #14 For smaller tumours, the surgeon will reach the maxilla by making an incision in the roof of the mouth. This will leave a minor defect which can be left to heal or stitched closed. Larger tumours will be removed by cutting through the skin of the face, and this will leave a larger defect. There are two options to close this defect.
- #16 Epiphora Watery eyes or an overflow of tears on the cheek is related to surgical swelling and is not uncommon following maxillectomy. As the swelling subsides, tearing generally also subsides.