Volume 26, Issue 123, May 2022

Physiotherapy approach for well-differentiated squamous cell carcinomas of upper anterior alveolus: A case report

Sakshi K Kariya¹, Nikita H Seth², Shubhangi Patil^3♦

¹Intern, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
²Intern, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
³Professor & HOD, Department of Community Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

^♦Corresponding author
Professor & HOD, Department of Community Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT

HNCs are the sixth most prevalent type of cancer in the globe oral squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) account for more than half of all reported neck and head cancers, with an estimated 3.1 million cases diagnosed each year and is responsible for 3% of all cancer deaths. We present a case of a 58-year-old woman admitted to the hospital with complaints for 9 years, she has had a non-healing ulcer on the upper front of her jaw and a burning sensation while eating, as well as a change in saliva consistency, on further history she revealed that the patient had a painful, non-healing ulcer on the upper front region of the jaw. On further investigation, the histopath report was suggestive of pseudo epithelial hyperplasia after the review of the slide and block of the right side of welldifferentiated squamous cell carcinoma so, under general anesthesia, she had composite resection of the lesion, substructural maxillectomy to pterygoid plates, modified radical neck dissection, and reconstruction with temporalis flap on the right side. After which physiotherapy call was noted and on examination found out that patient has restricted range of motion of the jaw, cervical and shoulder movements with pain. So Physiotherapy management along with other conventional modes of treatment is essential to recuperate from orofacial cancer.

Keywords: Squamous cell carcinomas, upper anterior alveolus, substructural maxillectomy

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms166e2185

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i123/ms166e2185

Published: 09 May 2022