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His operation went beyond a total maxillectomy, including sacrifice of the eye, the lateral half of his nose, his upper lip, all of his cheek skin.
Archive 2005-10-01 Douglas Hoffman 2005
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His operation went beyond a total maxillectomy, including sacrifice of the eye, the lateral half of his nose, his upper lip, all of his cheek skin.
Sorrow in the trenches Douglas Hoffman 2005
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It planned to give Josh a partial maxillectomy to remove part of his jawbone, but the operation was expected to cost the rescuers $4500 - money they simply did not have.
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