Immediate repair of the Commando defect by cervical and pectoral flaps.
A ten year experience with immediate cervical flap repair of the Commando defect is reported in a selected series of more than seventy patients with clinically negative neck-nodes. Preoperative radiotherapy of 2"000 and 3,000 r to the neck and primary tumor has not interfered with wound healing. The cosmetic and functional result is highly commendable.
D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012120:Respiration Disorders; D012472:Salivation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D013909:Thorax / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing