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Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the tongue: case report and review of the literature.

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod

May 2011

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Al-Adan Dental Center, Al-Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait.

A case of malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the tongue is reported. The patient was a 60-year-old woman. She underwent extended hemiglossectomy, neck dissection and reconstruction of the defect with radial forearm microvascular free flap.

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Purpose: To evaluate the indications and outcomes of airway management by submental intubation or tracheostomy in patients with maxillofacial trauma, and to describe the technique of submental intubation in detail and discuss its latest refinements.

Patients And Methods: Of 356 patients admitted from January 2004 through September 2007 with maxillofacial trauma, 222 were operated on under general anesthesia. Eight patients underwent urgent or elective tracheostomy; 8 patients underwent submental intubation.

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