Buccal plate excision for buccal paramandibular spread.
Cancer of buccal gingival sulcus lie in close proximity to mandible but tend to invade bone late in the course of disease. Segmental mandibulectomy advocated for these tumors results in cosmetic disfigurement and functional impairment. We, for the first time, describe a mandibular preservation alternative, in form of buccal cortical plate excision, for these tumors.
Pathak
Kumar Alok
KA
Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. kapathak@rediffmail.com
Deshpande
Mandar S
MS
Mathur
Navneet
N
Date
Amit S
AS
Chaturvedi
Pankaj
P
Pai
Prathamesh S
PS
Chaukar
Devendra A
DA
D'Cruz
Anil K
AK
D002610:Cheek; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*