The use of tumor-to-tongue thickness ratio to predict the need for microvascular flap reconstruction following glossectomy in carcinoma tongue

The use of tumor-to-tongue thickness ratio to predict the need for microvascular flap reconstruction following glossectomy in carcinoma tongue

Background: Microvascular flap reconstruction (MFR) of medium–large tongue defects following ablative surgery is the standard of care. The decision for MFR is often made prior to surgery or intraoperatively depending on the extent of the defect and the volume of remnant tongue. However, there exists...

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Main Authors: Adharsh Anand, Deepak Balasubramanian, Sandhya C Jayasankaran, K Milind, Samskruthi Murthy, Narayana Subramaniam, Renjitha Bhaskaran, Jimmy Mathew, Mohit Sharma, Krishnakumar Thankappan, Subramania Iyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons
Subjects:
magnetic resonance imaging
microvascular reconstruction
preoperative planning
tongue tumours
Online Access:http://www.jhnps.org/article.asp?issn=2347-8128;year=2020;volume=8;issue=1;spage=34;epage=38;aulast=Anand

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