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Published on: August 15, 2025
Marginal mandibulectomy for lateral sulcus tumours
K A Pathak1, R Agarwal, M S Deshpande
1Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Road, Mumbai 400 012, India. kapathak@rediffmail.com
Objective:
To report a retrospective series of marginal mandibulectomy for cancers of oral cavity, with special reference to squamous cancers of gingival buccal complex.
Methods:
Retrospective record review of 107 patients who underwent marginal mandibulectomy between 1994 and 2001.
Results:
Eighty-three marginal mandibulectomies were done for gingivo-buccal complex cancers. Local failure rate was 16%. The 2-year and 5-year disease free survival rates were 69 and 60%, respectively. The local recurrence free survival at the end of 2 and 5 years were 79 and 70%, respectively.
Conclusion:
In carefully selected patients, marginal mandibulectomy is an oncologically safe procedure to achieve good local control.