Marginal mandibulectomy for lateral sulcus tumours.
OBJECTIVE
To report a retrospective series of marginal mandibulectomy for cancers of oral cavity, with special reference to squamous cancers of gingival buccal complex.


METHODS
Retrospective record review of 107 patients who underwent marginal mandibulectomy between 1994 and 2001.


RESULTS
Eighty-three marginal mandibulectomies were done for gingivo-buccal complex cancers. Local failure rate was 16%. The 2-year and 5-year disease free survival rates were 69 and 60%, respectively. The local recurrence free survival at the end of 2 and 5 years were 79 and 70%, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
In carefully selected patients, marginal mandibulectomy is an oncologically safe procedure to achieve good local control.
Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Mumbai 400 012, India. kapathak@rediffmail.com
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Pathak
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Deshpande
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008499:Medical Records; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome