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commando operation Surgery A term attributed to Hayes Martin, a pioneer in head & neck surgery, for the en bloc removal of an advanced 1º malignancy of the oral cavity, usually SCC–lymphoma is amenable to RT or chemotherapy;
the CO is a very aggressive procedure, and entails partial removal of the mandible, floor of the mouth and/or tongue, accompanied by a radical neck dissection. See Heroic surgery, Radical neck dissection. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The six were captured in a French commando operation to free the hostages Sept. French prosecutors have started building a case against six alleged Somali pirates captured in the Indian Ocean this month in a commando operation to rescue a couple held aboard a hijacked yacht. The US Navy's Second Marine Raider Battalion staged a raid on Japanese forces on Makin Island in August of 1942 in an operation that has been deemed "the most spectacular commando operation of the Pacific War. |
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