In Trabzon, 65-year-old Mahmut Burhan, who could not even swallow water due to a tumor in his mouth, regained his health after a successful surgery.
According to the statement made by Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) Farabi Hospital, Mahmut Burhan, who had an intraoral wound that started six months ago and did not heal, applied to the Ear Nose and Throat (KKB) Clinic of the hospital when the wound spread to his lips and prevented him from eating and swallowing.
Assoc. Dr. In the examinations performed by Bengü Çobanoğlu, it was determined that the patient had a malignant mass in his mouth and that it had spread to the lymph nodes in his neck.
Anesthesiologist Prof. Dr. The patient was evaluated by Bahanur Çekiç and taken to the operating room, Assoc. Dr. An operation was performed by Çobanoğlu and his team to remove all diseased tissues and to clean the lymph nodes in the neck.
In the same surgery session, Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic. Dr. The patient, whose mouth and lip appearance was corrected by Muhammed Uraloğlu, became ready to be discharged.
“THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT IS TO FIND THE MOST SUITABLE APPROACH FOR THE PATIENT”
In the statement, Assoc. Dr. Çobanoğlu stated that head and neck cancers constitute 9 percent of all body cancers.
Noting that cancers of the lips, tongue, floor of the mouth, palate, inner cheek, nasal region and larynx fall into this group, Çobanoğlu continued as follows:
“Oral cavity cancers are the second most common cancer among head and neck cancers. The oral cavity, which covers areas such as the lips, tongue, floor of the mouth, hard palate, and buccal mucosa, is a more risky region than other head and neck cancers due to the course of cancer. The most important factor in the treatment of these patients The point is to determine the appropriate treatment for the stage of the disease and to find the most appropriate approach for the patient with a careful team work while planning the treatment.
“IN THE MOUTH WOUNDS THAT DO NOT HEAL, THE ENT DOCTOR MUST BE CONSULTED”
Expressing that the councils decide on the treatment plans, Çobanoğlu said:
“Our Farabi Hospital makes the final decision about the treatment to be given to the patients through the councils, which is one of the requirements of a university hospital. Each patient is evaluated by our experts in the field. The decision on the treatment method to be made about this patient is made by the oncology, pathology, radiology, radiation oncology teachers who are gathered with the participation of the medical oncology, pathology, radiology and radiation oncology professors. gave the council.”
Emphasizing that it is absolutely necessary to consult an ENT doctor in wounds that do not heal in the mouth, Çobanoğlu said, “If it is caught at an early stage, when appropriate treatments are performed in these cancers, disease-free survival reaches 80 percent.” used the phrase.
Çobanoğlu pointed out that the surgical treatment of the patient in question was completed in the most appropriate way, and that the next treatment steps were discussed in detail with the patient, and that the rest of the treatment would be continued with high morale and motivation.
Mahmut Burhan also stated that he did not care about his illness at first and said, “After the wound came to my lips, I started to lose weight seriously, especially after May. I would like to thank all the staff who have taken care of me from the day I applied to the hospital. I am fine now. Thank goodness I also started eating. ” used the phrases. (AA)