Surgical Treatment Procedures for Oral Tumors
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Surgery (S):
Branch of medicine that treats diseases, injuries and deformities by manual or operative methods
Buccotomy (BUC):
Incision through the cheek (for example to gain access to an intraoral procedure)
Cheiloplasty/commissuroplasty (CPL):
Reconstructive surgery of the lip/lip commissure
Commissurotomy (COM):
Incision through the lip commissure (for example to gain access to an intraoral procedure)
Partial mandibulectomy (S/M):
Surgical removal (en block) of part of the mandible and surrounding soft tissues
Dorsal marginal mandibulectomy (S/MD):
A form of partial mandibulectomy in which the ventral border of the mandible is maintained; also called marginal mandibulectomy or mandibular rim excision
Segmental mandibulectomy (S/MS):
A form of partial mandibulectomy in which a full dorsoventral segment of the mandible is removed
Bilateral partial mandibulectomy (S/MB):
Surgical removal of parts of the left and right mandibles and surrounding soft tissues
Total mandibulectomy (S/MT):
Surgical removal of one mandible and surrounding soft tissues
Partial maxillectomy (S/X):
Surgical removal (en block) of part of the maxilla and/or other facial bones and surrounding soft tissues
Bilateral partial maxillectomy (S/XB):
Surgical removal of parts of the left and right maxillae and/or other facial bones and surrounding soft tissues
Partial palatectomy (S/P):
Partial resection of the palate.