A Simple Self-Made Scale to Design Surgical Margin in Tongue Cancer: Technical Note

We report a simple and cheap self-designed scale that is a very effective instrument for partial glossectomy and tumor excision in oral cavity. This scale could be placed on the surface of the mucosa to design the adequate and accurate surgical margin with forceps. In addition, this scale can be att...

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Published inPOJ Dental and Oral Care Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Aoki, Noriaki, Inoue, Arisa, Kosugi, Yasufumi, Koyama, Chika, Iida, Masaki, Iwai, Toshinori
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.09.2017
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Summary:We report a simple and cheap self-designed scale that is a very effective instrument for partial glossectomy and tumor excision in oral cavity. This scale could be placed on the surface of the mucosa to design the adequate and accurate surgical margin with forceps. In addition, this scale can be attached on the surface of the mucosa without holding by the forceps. Its effectiveness and safety were identified for glossectomy, tumor excision in our experience. Keywords: Surgical margin, Self-made scale, Ruler, Tongue cancer, Leukoplakia, Benign tumor
ISSN:2578-8817
2578-8817
DOI:10.32648/2578-8817/1/2/001