Combined craniofacial resection for locally advanced carcinoma of the head and neck I. Tumors of the skin and soft tissues.

A combined intracranial facial approach adopted for head and neck neoplasms extending to or invading the base of the skull is capable of achieving long-term control of disease that has not been effectively treated by conventional resection. This is partially true for advanced lesions originating in the skin and the soft tissues of these sites. With the help of effective maxillofacial prostheses, the functional results of these procedures are quite acceptable.