Index Page: Oropharyngeal Cancers

• AfHNS Clinical Practice Guidelines for Oropharyngeal Cancers in Developing Countries and Limited Resource Settings
• Select guideline according to available resource scenarios
• Motivation and methodology
• How to use the guidelines
• Evaluation of oropharyngeal cancer: Key points
• HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer
• Staging oropharyngeal cancers: P16 –
• Staging oropharyngeal cancers: P16 +
• Clinical evaluation: History and Examination
• Imaging
• Optimal therapeutic approach not easily defined
• Indications for neck dissection or irradiation
• Indications for postoperative (chemo)radiation therapy
• Administration of chemoradiation therapy
• Treatment modifications in poorly resourced settings
• Surgical approaches
  • Oropharynx cancer resection: Transoral lateral oropharyngectomy (radical tonsillectomy)
  • Oropharynx cancer resection: External approaches
  • Oropharynx cancer resection: Base of tongue
  • Transoral CO2 laser microsurgery (TLM)
• Reconstruction options following oropharyngeal resection
  • Pectoralis major flap
  • Buccinator myomucosal flap
  • Buccal fat pad flap
  • Temporalis muscle flap
  • Submental artery island flap
  • Supraclavicular flap
  • Radial free forearm flap
  • Free fibula flap
  • Anterolateral free thigh flap

Resource Appropriate Oropharyngeal Cancer Guideline Scenarios