Versatality of facial artery musculomucosal flap in medium sized defects following ablation of oral cancers

Versatality of facial artery musculomucosal flap in medium sized defects following ablation of oral cancers - A case series

Published:2023-06-15 Issue:2 Volume:10 Page:170-173
ISSN:2394-6784
Container-title:Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology
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Short-container-title:IJPO

Author:

Sabu Shweta¹^ORCID,Gafoor Reshma¹^ORCID,Vijay Sandeep²,Mullath Aswin¹^ORCID,Thomas Linu³

Affiliation:

1. KMCT Dental College, Calicut, Kerala, India

2. , Thalassery, Kerala, India

3. Malabar Cancer Research Centre, Thalassery, Kerala, India

Abstract

Facial artery musculomucosal flaps (FAMM) are frequently utilised to restore medium-sized abnormalities after surgical removal of oral malignancies. This case series provides an overview of how patients are chosen for FAMM flap surgery, the operative anatomy, the surgical procedure, and the benefits of FAMM flap in reconstruction.

Publisher

IP Innovative Publication Pvt Ltd

Subject

Automotive Engineering

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