[A Case of Lower Gingival Carcinoma Treated Surgically Using Computer-Assisted Patient-Specific Cutting Guide and Mandibular Reconstruction Plate]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2022 Dec;49(13):1655-1658.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case of advanced lower gingival carcinoma treated with a computer-assisted custom-made surgical guide and reconstruction plate system(TruMatch®)in combination with a pectoralis major myocutaneous flap. In a 74-year-old male patient, a neoplastic lesion with a 30×30 mm periapical induration was observed around an extraction socket of left mandibular third molar. After various examinations, we diagnosed lower gingival carcinoma(cT4aN2bM0, Stage ⅣA). The patient was a paraplegic with a spinal cord injury, and reconstruction of mandible with free flap was not indicated, requiring minimally invasive surgery. Therefore, a surgical guide and reconstruction plate were prepared preoperatively using the Tru- Match® system. Under general anesthesia, the patient underwent tracheostomy, left modified radical neck dissection, segmental mandibulectomy, and reconstruction of the mandible using this system in combination with a pectoralis major myocutaneous flap. Postoperatively, the patient had minimal dysfunction. Currently, at 18 months follow up postoperatively, good prognosis was observed. In conclusion, this is a useful surgical system with accurate and less invasive surgery for segmental mandibulectomy of advanced lower gingival carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Carcinoma* / surgery
  • Computers
  • Gingival Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mandible / surgery
  • Mandibular Reconstruction*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures*
  • Surgical Flaps / surgery