What is a Mandibulectomy?
Mandibulectomy is a procedure that is used to eradicate disease that involves the lower jaw or mandible.
What is marginal Mandibulectomy?
Marginal mandibulectomy: Only the area with cancer is removed. Much of the jawbone is left to try to avoid reconstructive surgery. Segmental mandibulectomy: The entire jaw bone is removed and then reconstructed. A bone from another part of your body (leg, back, arm or hip) is used to make a new jaw.
How long is Mandibulectomy surgery?
This is done under a microscope. Your surgeon will fix the new jaw bone in place with plates and screws and cover it with the soft tissue. The reconstructive part of the surgery usually takes 6 to 8 hours. During your reconstruction, your surgeon may place temporary arch bars and rubber bands in your mouth.
What causes Mandibulectomy?
Mandibulectomy and free-flap reconstruction You may have a mandibulectomy if you have a tumor involving your jaw. Your jaw may be rebuilt using bone from another part of your body (the donor site). The bone may be taken from your fibula, which is the smaller of the 2 bones in your lower leg.
What is a Supraomohyoid neck dissection?
The supraomohyoid neck dissection is a selective cervical node dissection that removes the contents of the submental and submandibular triangles (lymph node level I), the jugulodigastric and jugulo-omohyoid lymph node groups, and the lymph node-bearing tissues located anterior to the cutaneous branches of the cervical …
What is bilateral neck dissection?
In head and neck cancer, you will have lymph nodes removed on one side of the neck (ipsilateral neck dissection) or both sides of the neck (bilateral neck dissection). This is done for tumours that are very likely to spread or have already spread to one or both sides of the neck.
Can fibula be removed?
The fibular bone runs on the outside of the leg from the knee joint to the ankle joint. It is a small thin bone that can be entirely removed without affecting your ability to bear weight.
What is a mandibulectomy?
A mandibulectomy is a type of surgery that involves removing a portion of the mandible (the lower jaw). This type of surgery will be required when a cancer approaches or invades the jawbone.
What happens during a segmental mandibulectomy?
Often, a segmental mandibulectomy will be accompanied by a neck dissection to see if the cancer has spread to any lymph nodes in the neck. In advanced cases, part of the tongue, floor of mouth, or skin of the face will also need to be removed, depending on where the cancer has invaded.
What is autonomy?
English Language Learners Definition of autonomy : the state of existing or acting separately from others : the power or right of a country, group, etc., to govern itself : the quality or state of being self-governing especially : the right of self-government
What are the indications for mandibulectomy for the treatment of mandibular cancer?
Mandibulectomy is indicated in the following conditions: Malignant tumor invading the mandible, either a primary alveolar ridge tumor or from an adjacent site such as the floor of mouth