Goiato, Marcelo Coelho [UNESP]Santos, Daniela Micheline dos [UNESP]Haddad, Marcela Filie [UNESP]Pesqueira, Aldieris Alves [UNESP]Dekon, Stefan Fiuza de Carvalho [UNESP]Zavanelli, Adriana Cristina [UNESP]2013-09-302014-05-202013-09-302014-05-202010-03-01Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, v. 21, n. 2, p. 396-399, 2010.1049-2275http://hdl.handle.net/11449/15264Cancer is regarded as the abnormal cellular multiplication; it is not controlled by the organism; and its cells present a differentiated DNA. Initially, the disease does not show clinical signs, but it can be diagnosed by laboratorial examinations. When tumors are present in the maxillofacial area, they can entail the loss of these area organs, which become responsible for the carrier's social environment exclusion. This paper aimed at showing, through a literature review, the cancers that more commonly happen in the face and the possibilities of regenerating in the patient mutilated through surgical reconstruction and prostheses.396-399engMaxillectomy and midfacial defectsfree tissue transfermaxillofacial prosthesessurgery reconstructionArtigo10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181cfa70cWOS:000276073200024Acesso restrito9719883814872582321557144120470489428048190763920000-0002-3800-30500000-0003-1781-1953