Radical excision and reconstruction in advanced maxillofacial carcinomas.
Some problems on excision and reconstruction in maxillofacial cancer surgery were briefly discussed and three representative cases presented. One innovation presented concerned the use of an almost circular cheek skin flap containing branches of the superficial temporalis artery preserved intact.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous