title: Masseter muscle cross over flap in primary closure of oral-oropharyngeal defects.
abstract: A new technique of closure of the oral-oropharyngeal defects after tumour surgery in selected cases, using the masseter cross-over flap, has been described.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000601:surgery*; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps