Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 895-900 , May 2007

The Superiorly Based Platysma Flap for Oral Reconstruction in Conjunction With Neck Dissection: A Case Series

  • Nikolaos Lazaridis, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery “G. Papanikolaou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint request to Dr Lazaridis: 10 Mitr Gennadiou Str, Thessaloniki GR 54631 Greece
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  • Ioannis Dimitrakopoulos, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery “G. Papanikolaou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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  • Lambros Zouloumis, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery “G. Papanikolaou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)01338-3

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.06.296

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 895-900 , May 2007

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