Head and neck cancer is managed as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) at University Hospital Southampton. The team includes;

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• surgeons

• clinical oncologists

• radiologists

• pathologists

• anaesthetists

• specialist nurses

• research nurses

• speech & language team

• nutrition & dietician team

• MDT coordinator

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All patients diagnosed with a head and neck cancer are discussed in an open and transparent way so that the best possible management decisions can be made for them. Patients are seen in the Head & Neck clinic by the team and allocated a specialist nurse as a first point of contact throughout their journey.

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Sanjay is a core member of the team and is proud of the world class results obtained by the team. The team specialise in removal of cancers from difficult areas including the skull base and craniofacial resections combined with the neurosurgical team. The reconstruction involves harvesting hard and soft tissue and then transferring this tissue to the new area to provide a functional and aesthetic reconstruction.The success rates for complex microvascular free tissue transfer over the past 4 years (audited July 2019) is 99.6%.

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