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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2024-11-01
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77239-3 |