Buccinator-based myomucosal flaps in intraoral reconstruction: A review and new classification
The patient was a 55-year-old female with squamous cell carcinoma of right lateral border of tongue (T3-N0-M0). Wide resection with safety margins was done. SOHND in the right side of the neck accompanied with preservation of facial vein and artery. The patient was dentate in posterior region, therefore inferiorly based buccinator myomucosal island flap was used for reconstruction []. The formed flap was turned around the inferior border of the mandible and brought to the lingual side to cover the raw surface of lateral tongue. Donor site managed with buccal fat pad mobilization that clinically epithelialized 3 weeks later. The patient received postoperative radiotherapy.