Modified Marionette lip-split incision for bucco-gingival cancer.

ABSTRACT: Selection of incision in anterior bucco-gingival cancer is challenging. Midline vertical incision could lead to lower lip necrosis in cancer surgery due to vascular compromise of labial artery in lesion side. Marionette line incision decreases the risks of lower lip necrosis. However, it leads to oral commissure sagging and subsequent saliva drooling after wide excision and reconstruction. We modified the Marionette line with an upward and oblique manner in the beginning of incision (modified Marionette line incision, MMLI). The results were retrospectively analyzed in this study. A retrospective case series was conducted at Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Taiwan), between 2019 and 2022. It comprised individuals diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) at the bucco-gingival

SUBMITTER: Illescas Ralda MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11857010 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature