title: The Trotter procedure: a forgotten approach?
abstract: Anatomically, the surgical management of tongue base lesions is a challenging prospect for any head and neck surgeon. William Trotter described a median labio-mandibular glossotomy for access to such lesions (Meis JM, Enzinger FM. Myolipoma of soft tissue. Am J Surg Pathol 1991;15:121-5). Not widely reported, this approach still remains an important tool in the armamentarium of head and neck surgeons. We outline the use of this approach to remove a myolipoma from the tongue base.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK neil.scott@icloud.com.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sudderick
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bater