José Luis Barrera-Franco, Hospital de Oncología, CMN SXXI, IMSS, Ciudad de México, México
José F. Gallegos-Hernández, Departamento de Tumores de cabeza y cuello, Hospital de Oncología, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Ciudad de México, México
Martín Granados-García, Departamento de Cirugía Oncológica de Cabeza y Cuello, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. Ciudad de México, México
Héctor Gurrola-Machuca, Servicio de Cirugía Oncológica, Sección de Tumores de cabeza y cuello, Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, Ciudad de México, México
This is a review article intended to let the medical community know the procedures regarded as the gold standard in the multidisciplinary approach to patients with head and neck cancer. A review was carried out in PubMed looking for works published between January 2010 and December 2015. The search used the terms “interdisciplinary”, “multidisciplinary”, “management groups”, “clinical rounds”, “tumor boards”, and “head and neck cancer” (n = 57). Subsequently, information related to specific experiences on head and neck was selected and analyzed (n = 29). Relevant information will be presented. In addition, the approach to these neoplasms in Mexico will be described based on the treatment guidelines used by Health Institutions with the largest numbers of patients with this pathology.
Keywords: Multidisciplinary management. Head and neck cancer. Healthcare delivery
