Modified submandibular mandibulotomy approach versus lip-splitting approach in tongue cancer surgery: a retrospective paired-cohort study.

Objectives: The surgical approach for resection and reconstruction of tongue cancer (TSCC) with or without the lip-splitting incision is controversial. This study introduced a modified approach without lip-splitting and the clinical results were assessed.

Methods: Sixty-eight TSCC patients underwent surgery using the modified submandibular mandibulotomy (MSMM) approach without lip-splitting, and another matched 68 patients using lip-splitting mandibulotomy (LSM) approach were enrolled in this study.