The use of free flaps in skull base reconstruction
Abstract Skull base tumours are rare, comprising less than 1% of all tumours of the head and neck. Surgical treatment of these tumours involves the approach, the resection, and the…
Head and neck mucosal melanoma: clinicopathological analysis of 51 cases treated in a single cancer centre and review of the literature
Abstract Head and neck mucosal melanoma (HNMM) is a rare and aggressive malignancy. The objective of this study was to describe the outcomes of patients with HNMM. Clinical and pathological…
Surgical exploration of 71 free flaps in crisis following head and neck reconstruction
Abstract The medical records of patients who had undergone a free flap reconstruction after radical resection of oral cancer between January 2009 and December 2013 at the study hospital in…
Estimation of the width of free margin with a significant impact on local recurrence in surgical resection of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Abstract The purpose of this study was to estimate the width of free margin with a significant impact on local recurrence in surgical resection of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)….
Evaluation of the level of progression of extracapsular spread for cervical lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma
Abstract Only a few reports on the level of progression of extracapsular spread (ECS) have been published. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the level…
The primal sagittal plane of the head: a new concept
Abstract To assess facial form, one has to determine the size, position, orientation, shape, and symmetry of the different facial units. Many of these assessments require a frame of reference….
Virtual occlusal definition for orthognathic surgery
Abstract Computer-assisted surgical simulation is being used increasingly in orthognathic surgery. However, occlusal definition is still undertaken using model surgery with subsequent digitization via surface scanning or cone beam computed…
Efficacy of a single dose of low-level laser therapy in reducing pain, swelling, and trismus following third molar extraction surgery
Abstract The clinical efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) for the reduction of pain, swelling, and trismus following the surgical extraction of third molars was evaluated. Mandibular third molars, with…
Mitoxantrone as a contributing factor in medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws
Abstract Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is usually initiated by dental surgery, but is occasionally exacerbated by other antiresorptive (denosumab) and anti-angiogenic therapies, and in such cases is currently…
Paraumbilical fat graft for the correction of contour deformity following parotidectomy and prevention of Frey syndrome
Abstract Following parotidectomy, patients develop retromandibular hollowing. A case series of patients for whom a free paraumbilical graft was used to reconstruct the parotid bed defect is presented here. This…
