Abstract
A rare case of a male patient who suffered from noma with sequelae of ankylosis in bilateral temporomandibular joints for 52 years and a neoplasm in the right commissure of the lips for 1 year, was operated on to resolve the ankylosis, remove the neoplasm and reconstruct the soft tissue defect with a forearm flap through a one-stage operation. The neoplasm pathology was verrucous carcinoma.
MeSH terms
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Ankylosis / etiology*
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Ankylosis / surgery
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Carcinoma, Verrucous / complications
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Carcinoma, Verrucous / surgery
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Humans
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Lip Neoplasms / complications
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Lip Neoplasms / surgery
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Male
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Mandible / surgery
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Maxillary Artery
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Middle Aged
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Noma / complications*
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Oral Surgical Procedures / methods*
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Osteotomy
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Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
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Surgical Flaps / blood supply
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Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / etiology*
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Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / surgery
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Trismus / etiology
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Trismus / surgery