Reconstruction of tongue defects following oral cancer ablation with extended supraclavicular fasciocutaneous island flap.
- Author:
Da-Ming ZHANG
1
;
Wei-Liang CHEN
;
Qiang CHAI
;
Yan-Can LIANG
;
Zhao-Hui YANG
;
Jin-Song LI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; surgery; Fascia; transplantation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; Skin Transplantation; methods; Surgical Flaps; Tongue Neoplasms; surgery
- From: Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2011;46(1):24-26
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo assess the reliability and usefulness of the extended supraclavicular fasciocutaneous island flap (eSIF) for reconstructing soft tissue defects followinng tongue cancer ablation.
METHODSTwenty-two tongue defects in 22 patients with tongue cancer were repaired with eSIF after resection of the tongue malignant tumours. The sizes of the skin paddle ranged from (4 cm × 6 cm) to (8 cm × 14 cm) (average: 5.5 cm × 8.7 cm).
RESULTSThe eSIF survived in twenty cases, including two cases with minimal partial necrosis. The patients were follwed up for 5 - 16 months. Eighteen patients were alive with disease free, two were alive with disease and two died of a lung and liver metastasis.
CONCLUSIONSThe eSIF is reliable for reconstructing oral defects following the ablation of advanced oral malignant tumors.
