A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SUBMENTAL ISLAND PEDICLED FLAP [SIPF] VS RADIAL ARTERY FOREARM FREE FLAP [RFFF] RECONSTRUCTION IN PATIENTS WITH EARLY-STAGE ORAL CARCINOMA

Oral carcinoma is one of the important public health problem in India
as it is one of the most common types of cancer which affects a large
number of population throughout the India. Oral carcinoma includes
any malignant growth which is found on the lip, tongue, oor of the
mouth, cheek lining, palate or gingiva and it is among the top three
types of cancer in India. It is also leading cause of cancer mortality
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among men in India. The diagnosis of oral cancer at early stage is one
of the key factor to check upon physical, psychological and nancial
losses to the patient as well as it can ensure initiation of timely and
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proper treatment which can improve the survival rate up to 90%.