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hemimandibulectomy

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hemimandibulectomy
surgical removal of the mandible on one side.


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At that time, she underwent an excisional biopsy and hemimandibulectomy, and the mass was diagnosed histologically as a giant-cell tumor.
The ameloblastoma was treated by hemimandibulectomy, and the adenoid cystic carcinoma was managed by resection of the soft palate and the surrounding tissue and bone followed by a 6-week course of radiotherapy.
Case report A white, 70-year-old woman with a history of a T4N0 squamous cell carcinoma of the left mandibular alveolar ridge was treated primarily with a left hemimandibulectomy, a partial glossectomy, a left selective neck dissection (levels I through IV), and reconstruction with a radial forearm free flap.
 
 
 
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