1hroaL Canser Surgery rocess

8efore and AfLer 8oblLlc Surgery

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1hroaL Canser (1)
W Cancer LhaL occurs ln Lhe larynx (volce box)
and pharynx (LhroaL) whlch lncludes Lhe base
of Lhe Longue and Lonslls ls commonly called
LhroaL cancer 1hroaL cancer ofLen develops
from squaumous cells (flaL Lhln scalellke
cells) on Lhe molsL Llssue llnlng Lhe larynx
pharynx or mouLh
1hroaL Canser (2)
W 1hroaL cancer usually develops ln adulLs over
30 and men are 10 Llmes more llkely Lhan
women Lo develop Lhe dlsease
1
W Worldwlde Lhere are approxlmaLely 290000
cases of LhroaL cancer each year
2
W An examlnaLlon of Lhe neck and LhroaL may
show Lhe presence of Lhe cancer Cenerally
speaklng cancer beglns ln cells Lhe bodys
baslc unlL of llfe
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1 Cancer LhroaL or larynx naLlonal lnsLlLuLes of PealLh wwwnlmnlhgov u8L
wwwnlmnlhgov/medllneplus/ency/arLlcle/001042hLm
2 Clobal Cancer SLaLlsLlcs 2002 A Cancer !ournal for Cllnlclans Amerlcan Cancer SocleLy wwwcaonllneamcancersocorg
3 hLLp//wwwmcclalnenLcom/davlnclcondlLlons/abouLLhroaLcancer
1hroaL Canser (3)
W normally healLhy cells grow and dlvlde Lo form
new cells LhaL perform Lhelr funcLlons before
evenLually dylng SomeLlmes cells do noL dle buL
conLlnue Lo dlvlde and creaLe new cells Lhe body
does noL need 1hese exLra cells form a mass of
Llssue called a growLh or Lumor 1here are Lwo
Lypes of Lumors benlgn Lumors are noL cancer
and do noL spread buL mallgnanL Lumors are
cancer 1hey grow and lnvade normal sLrucLures
near Lhe Lumor and can spread (meLasLaslze) Lo
oLher parLs of Lhe body
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1 hLLp//wwwmcclalnenLcom/davlnclcondlLlons/abouLLhroaLcancer
1hroaL Canser (4)
8esource hLLp//wwwmcclalnenLcom/davlnclcondlLlons/abouLLhroaLcancer
aper Alm
W 1hls paper alms Lo deflne Lechnology affecLs
on buslness process by comparlslon before
and afLer roboLlc surgery
8efore 8oblLlc Surgery
W We wlll Lry Lo lllusLraLe Lhe LhroaL canser
surgery process by uslng workflow or oLher
meLhods
Surgery process
1eam members
Avarage surgery Llme
Avarage heallng Llme(heallng process)
Avarage cosL of surgery and heallng process
AfLer 8oblLlc Surgery
W We wlll Lry Lo lllusLraLe Lhe LhroaL canser
surgery process by uslng workflow or oLher
meLhods
Surgery process
1eam members
Avarage surgery Llme
Avarage heallng Llme(heallng process)
Avarage cosL of surgery and heallng process
lfference beLween before and afLer
W 1he dlfference beLween before and afLer ls Lhe
resulL of roboLlk surgery