case_images: PMC1790895_01
case_images: Clinical photograph of the patient at presentation.
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case_images: F1
case_images: A 3-year-old boy presented with a large bosselated swelling over the cheek extending to the submandibular, submental, postauricular region and which was still further increasing in size (Figure 1).
case_images: Clinical photograph of the patient after recurrence.
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case_images: F2
case_images: The patient presented after 13 months with recurrent swelling over the cheek with significant difficulty in swallowing and constant dribbling of saliva due to inadequate mouth closure (Figure 2).
case_images: A CT scan revealing recurrence at the floor of mouth and presence of tumor in the infratemporal fossa and base of skull.
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case_images: F3
case_images: A CT scan revealed presence of a large recurrent mass in the floor of mouth, infiltrating the infratemporal fossa (ITF) and reaching up to the base of skull (Figure 3).
case_images: A, B & C). Intraoperative photograph showing the skin paddle of PMMC and its suturing to the surgical defect.
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case_images: F5
case_images: The technique for harvesting the PMMC has been described previously (Figure 5).