Results:
The two patients had biopsy proved Squamous cell carcinoma of the
lateral border of the tongue. Both patients were male. Based on clinical
evaluation the patients were staged T3N0M0 (Stage III) as per the AJCC
8th Edition.
Patient 1 underwent a partial glossectomy with left selective neck
dissection (I-III) and the surgical defect was reconstructed with a left
radial artery forearm flap. Patient 2 underwent a hemiglossectomy with
right selective neck dissection (I-III) and the defect was reconstructed
with a left lateral arm flap.
Frozen section reported the margins to be safe (> 5mm) in
both cases. The final histopathological margin was clear in both cases
(Table I).