救治性外科(salvage surgery)通常是指针对那些用外科手术以外的方法治疗无效的患者所采用的外科手术方法。接受口腔颌面部及头颈部肿瘤的救治性外科治疗的患者一般都患有晚期恶性肿瘤,肿瘤往往危及生命,累及重要的解剖结构或器官,如颈总动脉、颈内动脉和颅底,另外还可能引起严重的功能障碍,如呼吸、吞咽、咀嚼和言语功能等。这些患者以往被认为没有手术 Salvage surgery is often referred to as a surgical procedure that is used to treat patients who are ineffective with methods other than surgery. Patients undergoing salvage surgery for oral, maxillofacial and head and neck cancer generally have advanced malignancies, which are often life-threatening and involve important anatomical structures or organs such as the common carotid artery, internal carotid artery, and skull base, In addition it may cause serious dysfunction such as breathing, swallowing, chewing and speech functions. These patients were previously considered as having no surgery