title: Mandibular invasion in oral cancers.
abstract: Mandibular resection for oral cancers has significant aesthetic and functional sequelae. A reliable preoperative predictor of mandibular invasion is required to guide the need for and extent of mandibular resection. An orthopantomogram of the mandible is an accurate, reliable, cost-effective predictor of bony involvement except for central arch lesions. The feasibility of outer table rim mandibulectomy alone in patients with floor of mouth tumors needs to be examined carefully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Jhala
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhebar
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology