At the Center for Head, Neck and Eye Tumors, clinics and departments work closely together on an interdisciplinary basis. The therapy is individually tailored to the patient. The treating physicians are guided by the latest medical knowledge: the latest research findings are implemented quickly and new medications can be accessed quickly. Our many years of working together have given us a wealth of experience. Routine procedures enable rapid diagnosis and treatment.

Tumors in the head, neck and eye area can cause a variety of symptoms. If the following symptoms occur and do not subside within a few days, they should be investigated further by a specialist:

  • Mucosal changes on the floor of the mouth, tongue, gums, buccal mucosa, palate, throat, tonsils or root of the tongue
  • burning sensation
  • Pain when chewing and swallowing
  • Pain radiating into the ear
  • Lockjaw
  • Restricted movement of the tongue
  • Foreign body sensation
  • Bloody secretion

  • hoarseness
  • Foreign body sensation
  • Irritation to cough
  • Dysphagia
  • Swallowing pain
  • Burning sensation
  • Impaired breathing

  • Painful or painless swelling
  • Swallowing disorders and pain

  • Swelling and pain
  • Salivary outflow disorders
  • Swelling in front of the ear, on the lower jaw or under the tongue

  • Obstruction of nasal breathing
  • Bloody nasal discharge or nosebleeds
  • Loss of sensation in the skin of the face
  • Restricted movement of the eyes or double vision
  • New swelling or asymmetry of the face

  • Reduced vision
  • Restricted movement
  • Double vision
  • pain
  • swellings

  • Bloody secretion
  • Pain
  • Facial nerve weakness
  • Rarely hearing loss

  • Changes in the skin
  • swellings
  • Ulceration
  • New pigmentation
  • Localized crusting and bleeding
  • Pain
  • Weeping of the change

All diseases in the ear, nose and throat area are clarified at the ENT outpatient clinic. Ultrasound examinations are carried out if necessary. You can make an appointment directly or be referred by your general practitioner.

Patient Service
Petersgraben 4
4031 Basel
Phone +41 61 265 41 01

All diseases in the oral and maxillofacial region are examined in the oral and maxillofacial surgery outpatient clinic. If necessary, X-ray examinations are carried out and any further diagnostic steps required are initiated.

Registration/Service Point
Spitalstrasse 21
4031 Basel
Phone +41 61 265 70 70

Depending on the extent of the tumor, reconstructive measures may be necessary. The doctors of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, as well as the doctors of oral and maxillofacial surgery, are at your disposal for consultation and implementation.

Registration/Service Point
Spitalstrasse 21
4031 Basel
Phone +41 61 265 73 00

All eye diseases are treated in the eye clinic, which is located in Mittlere Strasse.

Patient Service
Mittlere Strasse 91
4031 Basel
Phone +41 61 265 86 90

At the weekly interdisciplinary tumor conference, all findings are discussed and treatment recommendations are made, which are then discussed with the patient and relatives. We attach great importance to providing detailed and comprehensible information about the benefits and risks of the respective therapy and any alternatives. Once the patient has given their consent, the therapy is initiated immediately.

The aim of the operation is to completely remove the malignant tumor while preserving organ function and aesthetics. Depending on the extent of the tumor, reconstruction may be necessary. State-of-the-art reconstruction techniques and procedures are used for this. In such cases, several disciplines at the center are involved in the operation. This guarantees optimal treatment and shortens the operation time if performed in parallel.

If surgery or the preservation of organ function is not possible, radiotherapy or combined radiochemotherapy is used. State-of-the-art equipment and radiation techniques are used, which enable a significant reduction in undesirable side effects.

Chemotherapy can be useful in various situations. For example, it can be used before surgical therapy or combined with radiotherapy to improve the effect of radiotherapy. Immunotherapy has also been used for some time now. Depending on which drug is used, the therapy is carried out on an inpatient or outpatient basis.

The Center for Head, Neck and Eye Tumors offers you - in addition to medical therapy - targeted psycho-oncological care. In the form of counseling, we help you to regain your emotional balance, security and orientation and to deal better with worries and fears. You can take advantage of this support both during your inpatient stay and during outpatient aftercare.


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Our nursing care at the Center for Head, Neck and Eye Tumors focuses on the following areas:

  • Support with illness-related restrictions when eating or breathing
  • Close cooperation with speech and swallowing therapists in speech therapy
  • Dealing with changes in appearance
  • Training patients and relatives in tube feeding and tracheostomy tubes
  • Close involvement of relatives for further care at home
  • Outpatient follow-up care in the aftercare consultation hour

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After completion of treatment, patients continue to be cared for in our interdisciplinary tumor aftercare and are regularly monitored over a period of at least five years. If desired, this can also take place alternately with our referring specialist colleagues. Follow-up care is organized by a team of experienced nurses and doctors. If you have any questions or problems, you can also contact us outside of consultation hours.

Secretariat
Head and Neck Eye Tumor Center
Phone +41 61 265 39 07

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Dr. Jens Jakscha

Stv. Chefarzt

Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik

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PD Dr. Laurent Muller

Leitender Arzt

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Leiter Hals- und Gesichtschirurgie

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Tanja Güttinger Gomes

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Prof. Dr. mult. Florian M. Thieringer, MHBA

Chefarzt

Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie

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Secretariat
Center for Head, Neck and Eye Tumors
Petersgraben 4
4031 Basel



Phone +41 61 265 39 07
khatz@usb.ch

Management

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Dr. Jens Jakscha

Stv. Chefarzt

Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik

Leiter Zentrum für Kopf-, Hals- und Augentumore

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Prof. Dr. mult. Florian M. Thieringer, MHBA

Chefarzt

Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie

Stv. Leiter Zentrum für Kopf-, Hals- und Augentumore

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Center coordination

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PD Dr. Laurent Muller

Leitender Arzt

HNO

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Management body

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Prof. Daniel Baumhoer

Leitender Arzt

Pathologie

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PD Dr. Anna Brandt

Oberärztin

Innere Medizin Hämatologie/Onkologie

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Dr. phil. Marcel Delahaye

Psychologe / Psychoonkologe

Psychosomatik

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Dr. Valentin Herber

Assistenzarzt in der Klinik für Oralchirurgie UZB

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Dr. Johanna Lieb

Kaderärztin, stv. Leitung Neuroradiologie, Mitglied Tumor- und MS-Zentrum

Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin

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Prof. Peter Meyer

Leitender Arzt

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Dr. Marco Radovic

Oberarzt

Radioonkologie

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Prof. Dirk Johannes Schaefer

Chefarzt Plastische, Rekonstruktive, Ästhetische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie

Ärztlicher Departementsleiter

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Sven Schäfer

Pflegefachmann, Hauptverantwortlicher Berufsbildner

HNO, MKG Bettenstation

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Prof. Dr. phil. Dr. med Damian Wild

Leitung Nuklearmedizin

Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin

Wirbelsäulenzentrum

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Michaela De Giorgi

Sekretärin

Medizinische Zentren für Kopf- ,Hals- und Augentumore

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Ilona Imeri

Sekretärin

Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik

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Center for Head, Neck and Eye Tumors
Petersgraben 4
4031 Basel



Phone +41 61 265 39 07
khatz@usb.ch

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