FLiGS Score: A New Method of Outcome Assessment for Lip Carcinoma–Treated Patients

Lip cancer represents 25% of all oral cavity carcinomas; it peaks in the sixth and seventh decades, with males predominating by 3 to 1. The lower lip is approximately 12 times more likely to be affected, owing to its greater exposure to the sunlight. Surgical oncologic and reconstructive treatment of lip cancer has advanced dramatically, but lip distortion or loss resulting from neoplasms or from their surgical treatment has considerable functional and cosmetic effects with resultant nutritional, physical, and psychological detriments.1–8 Traditional indicators, such as survival rate and disease-free interval, are no longer adequate for answering questions on outcome not considering the phy…

BENIGN GASTRIC POLYPS AND HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION.

VALUTAZIONE DELL’OUTCOME FUNZIONALE DEI PAZIENTI AFFETTI DA CARCINOMA DEL CAVO ORALE

The face-lift smas plication (FLISP) flap for reconstruction of large temporal defect. Reconstructive surgery meets cosmetic surgery

Mandibular brown tumor as the first manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism: a case report