title: Buccal plate excision for buccal paramandibular spread.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. kapathak@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Kumar Alok
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: Mandar S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: Navneet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: Amit S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Date
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: Prathamesh S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: Devendra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Chaukar
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: D'Cruz
mesh_terms: 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*