Risk factors for local recurrence following marginal mandibulectomy in gingival cancer

Abstract Surgery is the first line of treatment in gingival cancers of the mandible, and bone resection is necessary in the majority of cases. In the less extensive surgical option, marginal mandibulectomy (MM), the mandibular base is preserved. In contrast, in a segmental mandibulectomy (SM) the ma...

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Main Authors: Olof Nilsson, Mathias von Beckerath, Johan Knutsson, Anders Magnuson, Fredrik J. Landström, Rusana Bark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77239-3