Glossectomy (elimination of the tongue) and Mandibulectomy (elimination of the jaw bone)

Glossectomy (elimination of the tongue).

Glossectomy may be required to treat cancer of the tongue.
For smaller cancers, only part of the tongue (less then 1/3) might require to be eliminated (partial glossectomy).
For larger cancers, the entire tongue may need to be removed (total glossectomy).

Mandibulectomy (elimination of the jaw bone).

For a mandibulectomy (or mandibular resection), the cosmetic surgeon gets rid of all or part of the jaw bone (mandible).
This operation may be needed if the growth has actually grown into the jaw bone.

It frequently means that the cancer has actually grown into the jaw bone if a tumor near the jaw is difficult to move when the medical professional examines it.

The bone may not need to be cut all the way through if the jaw bone looks typical on imaging tests and there’s no evidence the cancer has actually spread out there. In this operation, also called a partial-thickness mandibular resection or limited mandibulectomy, the cosmetic surgeon removes only part or a piece of jaw bone.

If the x-ray shows the tumor has actually grown into the jaw bone, a large part of the jaw will need to be eliminated in an operation called a segmental mandibulectomy. The gotten rid of piece of the mandible can then be replaced with a piece of bone from another part of the body, such as the fibula (the smaller of the lower leg bones), hip bone, or the shoulder blade. A metal plate or a piece of bone from a deceased donor might also be utilized to repair the bone.

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