• DocumentCode
    624744
  • Title

    Interdisciplinary group creation and implementation of protocol for the treatment of cancer patients with craniomaxillofacial defects

  • Author

    Arango, Adriana ; Zuñiga, S. ; Lopera, J.M. ; Valencia, N. ; Toro, M. ; Rios, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. De Cancerologia (IDC) Las Americas, Medellin, Colombia
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    April 29 2013-May 4 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    An interdisciplinary group was created to develop and implement a protocol for the treatment of oncologic patients with craniomaxillofacial defects. The group consists of surgeons, prosthetists and engineers which analyze every case from different points of view in order to find the best treatment solution for each patient. Two cases of patients treated by the interdisciplinary group following the protocol developed are presented.
  • Keywords
    cancer; diseases; health care; patient treatment; cancer patient treatment protocol; craniomaxillofacial defects; engineers; interdisciplinary group; interdisciplinary group creation; oncologic patient treatment; prosthetists; surgeons; Cancer; Conferences; Couplings; Planning; Protocols; Surgery; Customized; Mandibular defect; Protocol; Surgical planning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Health Care Exchanges (PAHCE), 2013 Pan American
  • Conference_Location
    Medellin
  • ISSN
    2327-8161
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-6254-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PAHCE.2013.6568211
  • Filename
    6568211