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Reconstruction of early lower gingivo buccal complex lesions using floor of mouth advancement augmented with hyoglossus release
Author(s) -
Pai Prathamesh S.,
Chaturvedi Pankaj,
D'Cruz Anil K.,
Chaukar Devendra A.,
Pathak Kumar Alok,
Deshpande Mandar S.,
Kar Dilip K.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.20040
Subject(s) - floor of mouth , medicine , tongue , buccal administration , sulcus , buccal mucosa , bridge (graph theory) , dentistry , resection , surgery , oral cavity , pathology
The surgical treatment in early cancers of the lower gingivobuccal (GB) complex involves wide resection of the buccal mucosa and GB sulcus with or without marginal mandibulectomy. To reconstruct this defect we endeavour to describe a method of advancement of the lateral floor of mouth and tongue to provide pliable, vascularised tissue to bridge the mucosal defect and achieve tension free, primary closure whilst preserving maximum tongue mobility and maintaining adequate mouth opening, thus offering an elegant and simple solution to the problems of reconstruction in early lesions of the lower gingivo buccal complex. J. Surg. Oncol. 2004;86:41–43. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.