BACKGROUND: @entity957 ( @entity957 ) is a fairly common @entity5 of the oral cavity. This @entity5 may affect any part of the mucosa of the oral @entity5772 and lips. The encountered intra-oral defects after @entity5 resection are often large and require climbing up the reconstruction ladder to more complex reconstructive options for accepted functional and cosmetic results to be achieved. However, most of the @entity1 are old with medical co-morbidities requiring fast, simple, less morbid reconstructive option such as local flaps. The myocutaneous submental island flap has emerged as a simple and fast reconstructive technique that provides thin, pliable tissue with adequate volume and reliable blood supply. However, one major concern regarding the utility of the submental flap for repair of post-ablative @entity5 defects is the presumed interference with adequate lymph node neck dissection. METHODS: In this study, we present a cohort of thirty-six consecutive @entity1 who were operated for oral @entity957 . All @entity1 were offered submental island flap reconstruction of their resultant defects together with ipsilateral selective neck block dissection of levels I, II, III and IV; and the nodal yield of each level was tested pathologically. RESULTS: Nodal harvest was >= 12 in 88  % of the @entity1 . Complications were encountered in two @entity1 (5.5  %). CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that adequate cervical lymph nodes dissection, specifically level I and II cervical lymph nodes, can be fulfilled with concomitant submental island flap elevation.

The adequacy of lymph node harvest in concomitant neck block dissection and submental island flap reconstruction for oral XXXX ; a case series from a single Egyptian institution.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity957 :: ('MESH:D002294', 'Disease') :: ['SCC', 'Squamous cell carcinoma'] @entity5772 :: ('MESH:D014062', 'Disease') :: ['cavity especially the tongue, the floor of the mouth']
@entity957 :: (MESH:D002294,Disease) :: ['squamous cell carcinoma']
