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Technical note| Volume 58, ISSUE 6, P715-716, July 2020

Use of the sublingual gland for reconstruction of a defect in the floor of the mouth after resection of early stage carcinoma

  • B. Zhao
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    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China

    Department of Periodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China
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  • Y. Yu
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    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China
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  • B. Sun
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    Corresponding author at: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Qinghua Road 1500, Changchun, Jilin Province, PR China.
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    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China
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Published:March 26, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.03.013
Use of the sublingual gland for reconstruction of a defect in the floor of the mouth after resection of early stage carcinoma
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      Early stage carcinoma of the floor of the mouth (cT1N0M0) requires extended resection. Skin grafting is a common method of repair, but has many disadvantages. To overcome such shortcomings, we report a technique using the sublingual gland for reconstruction.

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      Publication history

      Published online: March 26, 2020
      Accepted: March 13, 2020

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.03.013

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      © 2020 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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