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).