title: [Application of parasymphyseal mandible osteotomy combined with set-back tongue flap in treatment of tongue base carcinoma].
abstract: To evaluate the efficacy of the approach of parasymphyseal mandible osteotomy combined with set-back tongue flap in treatment of tongue base carcinoma.
  
  
  
  In total 18 patients with cancer of tongue base, 13 were males and 5 females aged of 30 to 65 y (average 52.9 y). Eighteen patients were treated by parasymphyseal mandible osteotomy combined with set-back tongue flap in our hospital from June 2001 to June 2006.
  
  
  
  The range of follow-up period was 2 to 5 years. All patients had satisfactory speech, swallowing and taste function.
  
  
  
  Parasymphyseal mandible osteotomy provides good exposure, and set-back tongue flap to reconstruction of the base of tongue can partially restore the function of tongue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, ZheJiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: Chong-xiang
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Guan-fu
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*