Buccal carcinoma--a case comparison of two modalities of reconstruction.
Buccal carcinoma, though a rare disorder in this part of the world, is often advanced at the time of diagnosis requiring full thickness resection of the cheek resulting in a through and through full thickness defect of the cheek. Such a defect confronts Head & Neck Surgeons with problem of reconstruction. The author presents, compares and contrasts two modalities of reconstruction.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital.
D002610:Cheek; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods