An unusual massive head-neck tumor and its surgical management

An unusually massive (15cm x 15cm x 15cm)and heavy tumor, (2.85 kg) one of the largest of its kind, was present in a sixty years old male patient who attended the E.N.T. out-patient depart-ment. The patient was Australia antigen positive. The case presented a surgical challenge be-cause of its large size and skin adherence. Complete excision of the tumor and closure of the resultant facial defect, (5cm. x 5cm) with split-thickness skin graft was the treatment modality followed. There is no recurrence, and the prognosis appears to be good.