One-stage operation for noma-induced bilateral ankylosis accompanied with mouth verrucous carcinoma - a case report and review of literature

Chin J Dent Res. 2010;13(1):67-9.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ankylosis / etiology*
  • Ankylosis / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Verrucous / complications
  • Carcinoma, Verrucous / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lip Neoplasms / complications
  • Lip Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Mandible / surgery
  • Maxillary Artery
  • Middle Aged
  • Noma / complications*
  • Oral Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Osteotomy
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Surgical Flaps / blood supply
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / etiology*
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / surgery
  • Trismus / etiology
  • Trismus / surgery