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ArticleJournal of maxillofacial and oral surgery2025

A Kidney-Shaped Innovative Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous (PMMC) Flap for Reconstruction of Bite Resection Defect: A Case Report.

Pushkar P Waknis, Bhushan R Bhagat, Mehek Oswal, Ria Raghavan, Lakshmi Shetty

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Article in Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Pushkar P WaknisDepartment of OMFS, Dr D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth [Deemed to be University], Pimpri, Pune, 411018 Maharashtra India.
Bhushan R BhagatDepartment of OMFS, Dr D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth [Deemed to be University], Pimpri, Pune, 411018 Maharashtra India.ORCID 0000-0003-4413-3879
Mehek OswalDepartment of OMFS, Dr D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth [Deemed to be University], Pimpri, Pune, 411018 Maharashtra India.
Ria RaghavanDepartment of OMFS, Dr D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth [Deemed to be University], Pimpri, Pune, 411018 Maharashtra India.
Lakshmi ShettyDepartment of OMFS, Dr D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth [Deemed to be University], Pimpri, Pune, 411018 Maharashtra India.

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Abstract

The case presentation involves a 51-year-old male with a diagnosis of moderately differentiated keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma located in the right gingivobuccal mucosa and sulcus. Following extensive surgical resection, including right partial mandibulectomy, partial maxillectomy, and modified radical neck dissection, reconstruction was performed using kidney-shaped pectoralis major myocutaneous (PMMC) flap. This method aims to overcome the shortcomings of conventional flap designs by offering a reconstruction that is more customized and practical.

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Kidney-shaped flapOral pathologyOral squamous cell carcinomaPMMC flapReconstruction option

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PMID40453622
PMCPMC12122401

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