title: Mandible preservation in cancer of the floor of the mouth. Anatomical and oncological considerations.
abstract: An extended marginal mandibulectomy can be performed in most T2-T3 carcinomas of the floor of the mouth that abut the anterior mandible if there is no radiologic evidence of bony invasion or clinical evidence of fixation. We propose a modification of the marginal mandibulectomy that maintains viability to the anterior mandibular remnant and thus decreases the morbidity associated with a loss of blood supply. This modification permits preservation of a viable mandibular remnant with significantly less loss of function than with the traditional segmental mandibular resection, while remaining oncologically sound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Komisar
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Barrow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000601:surgery*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods