[Recovery total glossectomy with immediate reconstruction by means of a musculocutaneous flap : functional results and perspectives (author's transl)].
A surgical procedure is proposed for treating recurrent or non-sterile cancer of the tongue whenever satisfactory excision of the tumor can be accomplished. The technique involves a recovery total glossectomy associated, as shown to be necessary following its application in 3 cases, with a transmaxillary buccopharyngectomy. This operation has become valid following the use of musculocutaneous flaps, which enable reconstruction of the tongue with good quality functional results.
D005927:Glossectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
Glossectomies totales de rattrapage avec reconstruction d'emblée par lambeaux musculo-cutanés. Résultats fonctionnels, perspectives.