Head and Neck Program
Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
The Yale Head and Neck Program is composed of highly dedicated physicians and surgeons joined by a skilled team of rehabilitation specialists in speech, swallowing and hearing restoration. All physicians are board certified and fellowship trained. As part of the Yale Cancer Center, the team offers expert care for tumors of the skull base and other malignancies of the head and neck. A collaborative approach to care includes Otolaryngology, Medical Oncology, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Dermatology, Radiation Therapy, Head and Neck Radiology and Oral Surgery, thus offering the most effective of treatment options for diseases affecting the ear, sinuses, larynx and pharynx, while emphasizing the organ-sparing mission of the Yale Cancer Center.
Tumor Location: lip, tongue, floor of mouth, buccal musosa, palate, tonsil, retromolar trigone, pyriform sinus, hypopharynx, nasopharynx, sinuses, nasal cavity, larynx, ear and temporal bone, salivary glands, and thyroid.
Tumor Histology: squamous cell (epidermoid) carcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, acininc cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sarcoma
