Goiato Marcelo Coelho, dos Santos Daniela Micheline, Haddad Marcela Filié, Pesqueira Aldiéris Alves, de Carvalho Dekon Stefan Fiúza, Zavanelli Adriana Cristina
Department of Dentistry Materials and Prosthesis, University of the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Craniofac Surg. 2010 Mar;21(2):396-9. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181cfa70c.
Cancer is regarded as the abnormal cellular multiplication; it is not controlled by the organism; and its cells present a differentiated DNA. Initially, the disease does not show clinical signs, but it can be diagnosed by laboratorial examinations. When tumors are present in the maxillofacial area, they can entail the loss of these area organs, which become responsible for the carrier's social environment exclusion. This paper aimed at showing, through a literature review, the cancers that more commonly happen in the face and the possibilities of regenerating in the patient mutilated through surgical reconstruction and prostheses.