It is typed, it's talking about going thur the gingival area down to periosteum superiorly and leaving a margin as best as could be visualized with the 15 blade, extending into subcutaneum and down into the muscle. the 15 blade was then used to scrape the specimen off of the periosteum and bovie cautery was used for hemostasis. the wound was carried deeply into the mental area. don't know if that helps that is word for word part of the report. there is a lot more, she had to pull skim up from chin and lip area to cover. after she had stitched and was done she checked test that was done on a specimen taken at time of surgery she had to go and do more surgery to take more out.

Last edited by wilma42; 08-08-2008 10:44 PM.

mouth cancer Diagnosed July 11th.2008
Surgery on July 24th. to remove cancer between chin and gums.
pet scan being set up for end of month.
Ratation and small amounts of chemo will start in about 5 weeks after mouth has healed. will need a feeding tube.
66 year old female,