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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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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.
Varying surgical procedures have been used in the management of DF, including local curettage, wide excision, resection, or mandibulectomy.
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.
 
 
 
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