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. 2013 Sep 11;42(1):46. doi: 10.1186/1916-0216-42-46

Table 5.

Surgical procedures for primary tumor and ORN management

Stage Tumor Primary ORN surgery Other ORN surgery
1
T3N0 soft palate
N/A
N/A
T2N0 retromolar trigone
N/A
N/A
T4N2 tonsil
Local debridement
N/A
T2N0 retromolar trigone
Local debridement
N/A
T3N0 tongue
Marginal resection
Local debridement, dental procedures
2
T3N0 tongue
Mandibular resection, sequestrectomy
Sequestrectomy
T2N1 tongue
Segmental resection, FFF
Iliac crest bone graft
T4N2 tonsil
Segmental resection, osteocutaneous lat dorsi and parascapular free flap
N/A
3
T2N2 tongue
Sequestrectomy and saucerisation
Mandibular resection; Re-resection, FFF, pectoralis major flap
T2N2 parotid
Partial mandibulectomy, FFF
RFFF
T4N1 tonsil
Mandibulectomy, FFF, pectoralis major flap
Iliac crest bone graft
T2N0 tonsil
Mandibular resection, reconstructive plate
N/A
T2N0 tonsil
Segmental resection, reconstructive plate
Replacement plate, iliac crest bone graft
  T2N0 buccal mucosa Marginal resection Local debridement

ALT anterolateral thigh free flap, FFF fibula osteocutaneous free flap, N/A not available, ORN osteoradionecrosis, RFFF radial forearm free flap.