mandibulectomy

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mandibulectomy

excision of the mandible.

mandibulectomy

Surgical oncology The resection of part of the mandible for CA of the oral cavity, especially of the floor of the mouth; mandibulectomies can be either marginal, in which only the bone, teeth, and adjacent soft tissues are resected and the mandible's continuity is maintained, or segmental, where a complete segment of the mandible is removed. See Head & neck surgery.

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No references found			Of the 11 patients with T2 lesions, 9 underwent surgery--4 underwent wide local excision, 3 composite resection (1 with a superficial parotidectomy), and 2 marginal mandibulectomy. Squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa: a retrospective ... by Lin, Doris; Bucci, M. Kara; Eisele, David W.; Wang, Steven J. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Varying surgical procedures have been used in the management of DF, including local curettage, wide excision, resection, or mandibulectomy. A 3-year-old boy with swelling of the right mandible. (Pathologic ... by Kaplan, Keith J.; Torske, Kevin R. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Five months after her resection, a typical in situ and invasive squamous carcinoma of the ipsilateral tonsil was found, for which a pharyngectomy and partial mandibulectomy were done. Squamous Carcinoma in a Major Salivary Gland: A Review of the ... by Taxy, Jerome B. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine			mandelic acid mandelytropine mandible mandibula mandibular mandibular advancement device mandibular arch mandibular block mandibular canal mandibular cartilage mandibular dentition mandibular drainage mandibular foramen mandibular fossa mandibular joint mandibular nerve mandibular node mandibular notch mandibular process mandibular ramus mandibular reflex mandibular retrusion mandibular sling mandibular spine mandibular symphysis mandibulectomy mandibulo-oculofacial mandibuloacral dysplasia mandibulofacial mandibulofacial dysostosis Mandol Mandrake mandras foot mandrel mandrill mandrin mane maneb Manegan Manerix maneuver mangabeys mangafodipir manganese manganese deficiency manganese nodule manganese poisoning mange mangel-wurzel mangels manger			mandibular reflex mandibular rest position mandibular rest position mandibular retraction mandibular retraction mandibular retroposition mandibular retrusion mandibular retrusion mandibular salivary g's mandibular salivary g's mandibular salivary g's mandibular sling mandibular sling mandibular sling mandibular sling mandibular spine Mandibular Symphyseal Distraction Osteogenesis mandibular symphysiotomy mandibular symphysis mandibular symphysis mandibular symphysis mandibular symphysis mandibular tray try-in mandibular vascular notch mandibular vascular notch mandibular vascular notch Mandibulata mandibulate mandibulate mandibulate mandibulectomy Mandibuliform mandibulo-oculofacial mandibuloacral dysplasia Mandibuloacral Dysplasia with Type A Lipodystrophy mandibulofacial mandibulofacial mandibulofacial dysostosis mandibulofacial dysostosis mandibulofacial dysostosis mandibulofacial dysostosis Mandibulohyoid mandibulomaxillary fixation mandibulomaxillary fixation mandibulomaxillary fixation mandibulomaxillary fixation mandibulomaxillary fixation Mandies Mandies mandil Mandilion Mandill, Panoff, Rockwell Mandin Mandin Mandinea Mandinea Mandinea, Greece Mandinea, Greece Mandineia Mandineia Mandineia, Greece

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